Padreyoc
Quishuar
Padreyoc (the western part without the main summit) as seen form the south on the way to Choquequirao
Highest point
Elevation5,771 m (18,934 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°22′42″S 72°44′23″W / 13.37833°S 72.73972°W / -13.37833; -72.73972
Geography
Padreyoc is located in Peru
Padreyoc
Padreyoc
Peru
LocationCusco, Peru
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcabamba

Padreyoc (Spanish con padre, tiene padre; with father, have father, possibly from Quechua -yuq a suffix to indicate possession) or Quishuar (possibly from Quechua Kiswar for buddleja incana),[2] is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,771 metres (18,934 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province. Padreyoc lies south-west of the mountain Salcantay and east of the mountain Corihuayrachina.

References

  1. allthemountains.com Map of the Vilcabamba mountain range around Salcantay
  2. andes.org.uk 5,500 m - 6,000 m high mountains in the Andes: "Quishuar"


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