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Piscopata

Coordinates: 14°02′31″S 70°53′59″W / 14.04194°S 70.89972°W / -14.04194; -70.89972
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Piscopata
Piscopata is located in Peru
Piscopata
Piscopata
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,037[1] m (16,526 ft)
Coordinates14°02′31″S 70°53′59″W / 14.04194°S 70.89972°W / -14.04194; -70.89972
Geography
LocationPeru
Parent rangeAndes, 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

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  1. ^ "Cerro Piscopata". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)