| Piscopata | |
|---|---|
  Piscopata Location within Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,037[1] m (16,526 ft) |
| Coordinates | 14°02′31″S 70°53′59″W / 14.04194°S 70.89972°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru |
| Parent range | Andes, Vilcanota |
Piscopata (possibly from Quechua pisqu bird, pata step, bank of a river,[2] "bird bank (or step)") is a 5,037-metre-high (16,526 ft) mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District. Piscopata lies southwest of Sayrecucho.[3]
References
- ↑ "Cerro Piscopata". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
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