Minasniyuq (Arequipa-Cusco)


























Minasniyuq



Minasniyuq is located in Peru

Minasniyuq

Minasniyuq



Peru


Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates
14°47′53″S 72°26′3″W / 14.79806°S 72.43417°W / -14.79806; -72.43417Coordinates: 14°47′53″S 72°26′3″W / 14.79806°S 72.43417°W / -14.79806; -72.43417
Geography
Location
Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province
Parent range
Andes, Wansu

Minasniyuq (Spanish minas mines, Quechua -ni, -yuq suffixes,[2] "the one with mines", hispanicized spelling Minasniyoc) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District, and in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. It lies northwest of the mountain Qullpa K'uchu.


The river Qañawimayu originates between the mountains Minasniyuq and Qullpa K'uchu at a height of 4,940 metres (16,207 ft).[3] It is an important tributary of the Apurímac River, the source of the Amazon River.



See also


  • Kunturillu


References





  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)


  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)




  3. ^ Ministerio de Agricultura, Mapa hidrográfico e inventario de fuentes de aguas superficiales en el ámbito del ATDR Sicuani, Sicuani, 2005











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