Pikchu (Quechua for pyramid/mountain or prominence with a broad base which ends in sharp peaks,[2] Hispanicized spelling Picchu) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru west of the city of Cusco,[3][4] about 3,800 metres (12,467 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District.[5]
| Pikchu | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Antennas on top of Pikchu (on the right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,800 m (12,500 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 13°30′50″S 71°59′45″W / 13.51389°S 71.99583°W |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Quechua |
| Geography | |
  Pikchu Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
Presently there are numerous microwave antennas on top of the mountain.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b qosqo.com "Qosqo Inkas' Sacred Capital"
- ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ PNUD-INDECI, Estudio del Mapa de Peligros de la Ciudad del Cusco, Proyecto: Ciudades Sostenibles. Cusco 2004 (in Spanish)
- ^ Mónica Gudemos, Capac, Camac, Yacana. El Capac Raymi y la música como emblema de poder, Anales del Museo de America 13 (2005), p. 14, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cusco Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed, near "Union Callanca")
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