Qosqoccahuarina (possibly from
Quechua ''qusqu'' boundary stone; nucleus; navel; heap of earth and stones; bed, dry bed of a lake, ''Qusqu''
Cusco
Cusco, often spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu ()), is a city in Southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the list of cities in Peru, seventh m ...
(a city), ''qhawarina, qhawana'' viewpoint)
is a private area of conservation in the
Urubamba mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru. 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 ...
,
Urubamba Province
Urubamba Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Geography
The province is bounded to the north by the La Convención Province, to the east by the Calca Province, to the south by the Cusco Pr ...
,
Ollantaytambo District. It lies in the community of Rumira Sondormayo (''Rumira Sondor Mayo, Sondor Mayo Rumira or Sunturmayu Rumira'') at the Patacancha valley near
Patacancha
Patacancha (possibly from Quechua ''pata'' step, bank of a river, ''kancha'' corral, "step corral" or "bank corral") is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Olla ...
. The area of conservation of Qosqoccahuarina is recognized by ''Resolución Ministerial'' No. 089-2011-MINAM.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)] The aim is to protect the
Polylepis
''Polylepis'' is a genus comprising 28 recognised shrub and tree species, that are endemic to the mid- and high-elevation regions of the tropical Andes. This group is unique in the rose family in that it is predominantly wind-pollinated. They are ...
forest and its avifauna, the hydrographical basins of the community and the wild flora and fauna of the
Andean highlands.
References
Protected areas of Peru
Geography of Cusco Region
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