Quehuesiri (possibly from
Aymara ''q'iwisiña'' to fight,
''-ri'' a
suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...
, "fighter") is a mountain in the
Vilcanota mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru, about high. It is located in the
Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ...
,
Quispicanchi Province,
Marcapata District
The Marcapata District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created on January 20, 1869, its capital is Marcapata.
Geography
The Willkanuta mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of th ...
. It lies west of the peak of
Quinsachata.
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References
Mountains of Cusco Region
Mountains of Peru
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