Qhispi Rumiyuq

For the mountain in the Paucartambo Province, Cusco Region, Peru, see Qhispi Rumiyuq (Paucartambo).
Qhispi Rumiyuq
Qhispi Rumiyuq is located in Peru
Qhispi Rumiyuq
Qhispi Rumiyuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°11′41″S 72°13′21″W / 13.19472°S 72.22250°W / -13.19472; -72.22250
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Urubamba Province
Parent rangeAndes

Qhispi Rumiyuq (Quechua qhispi rumi, obsidian (qhispi, q'ispi, qispi glass, transparent body, rumi stone, literally glass stone or transparent stone, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2][3] "the one with obsidian", Hispanicized spelling Esperumiyoc) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high. It is situated in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District, northeast of Ollantaytambo.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ Georg Petersen G.: Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú. Geological Society of America, 2010, p. 7: obsidian: quispi capa, quispi rumi
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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