districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of the
Cusco Province
Cusco Province is the smallest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Political division
The province is divided into eight distri ...
in
Peru
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Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is
Anawarkhi
Anahuarque (also spelled Anahuarqui, Ana Huarqui or AnawarkiDiccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru southe ...
at . Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cusco Province (Cusco Region)
* Anka Wachana
* Ñustayuq
* Tawqaray
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Wanakawri
Wanakawri (Quechua, also spelled ''Guanacaure, Guanacauri, Huanacaure, Huanacauri, Wanacaure, Wanacauri, Wanakaure, Wanakauri'') is an archaeological siteChuqik'iraw Pukyu
Choquequirao Puquio (possibly from Quechua ''chuqi'' metal, every kind of precious metal / gold (crip, cot, ''pukyu''
Puqin Kancha
Puqin Kancha (other spellings ''Poken Kancha, Poquencancha'') is an archaeological site near Cusco in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province
Cusco Province is the smallest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the sout ...
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Qullqapampa
Qullqapampa (Quechua ''qullqa, qulqa'' deposit, storehouse, ''pampa'' a large plain,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) Hispanicized spellings ''Colcabamba, Colcapampa'' ...
Wayna Tawqaray
Wayna Tawqaray (Quechua ''wayna'' young, young man, ''tawqaray'' heap, pile, also spelled ''Wayna Taucaray'') is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, San Sebastián District, about 5 km southea ...
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References
External links
* Municipal web site
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