Kiswar (Recuay)

This article is about the mountain in the Recuay Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Kiswar (disambiguation).
Kiswar
Kiswar is located in Peru
Kiswar
Kiswar
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°57′47″S 77°26′21″W / 9.96306°S 77.43917°W / -9.96306; -77.43917
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash
Parent rangeCordillera Negra

Kiswar (Quechua for Buddleja incana,[2][3] also spelled Quisuar) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It lies in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, on the border of the districts of Catac, Huayllapampa and Tapacocha.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.


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