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Hatunqullpa
Hatunqullpa (Quechua ''hatun'' big, ''qullpa'' salpeter, "big salpeter (mountain)", Hispanicized spelling ''Atuncollpa'') is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District, and in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Hatunqullpa is situated north of the mountains Chankuwaña Chankuwaña (Aymara language, Aymara for throw something so that people can scramble or fight for it, Hispanicized spelling ''Chancoaña, Chancohuana, Chancohuaña, Chancohuañachico, Chancohuana Chico'') is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range ..., Wayunka and Pinta Pata and south-west of the mountain Pilluni. The Hatun Qullpa valley ''(Jatun Collpa)'' lies northeast of the mountain. The waters of its intermittent stream flow to the river Qañawimayu.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region) References Five-thousanders of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oropesa District, Antabamba
Oropesa District is one of the seven districts of the province Antabamba in Peru. Geography The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.79% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census The 2007 Peru Census was a detailed enumeration of the Peruvian population. It was conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática on Sunday, October 21, 2007. Its full name in Spanish is XI Censo de Población y VI de Vivie ...). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wansu Mountain Range
The Huanzo mountain range (possibly from in the Quechua spelling ''Wansu'') lies in the Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ... of Peru. It extends between 14°30 and 15°01'S and 72°10 and 73°15W for about 57 km.usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras (Note: Coordinates 72°50' might be wrong as Waych'awi is the highest mountain in the range according to this site.)Inventario Nacional de Glaciares y Lagunas, Inventario de Glaciares del Perú, ANA (Autoridad Nacional del Agua), Huaraz 2014 (see sketch map of the Waych'awi glaciar under 'Cordillera Huanzo') It is situated in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilluni (Apurímac-Cusco)
Pilluni (Aymara ''pillu'' crown or cord which some indigenous peoples use to tighten their hair, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a crown" or "the one with a ''pillu''", Hispanicized spelling ''Pillune'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District, and in the Cusco Region Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth-largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de Dios and Puno ..., Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Pilluni lies northeast of Hatunqullpa at the Hatun Qullpa valley ''(Jatun Collpa)''. The waters of its intermittent stream flow to the Qañawimayu. References Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Apurímac Mountains of the Department of Cusco {{Cusco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Tomás District, Chumbivilcas
Santo Tomás District is one of eight Districts of Peru, districts of the province Chumbivilcas Province, Chumbivilcas in Peru. Geography The Wansu mountain range, Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous citizens of Quechua people, Quechua descent. Quechua language, Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.05%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.63% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language, Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish) Climate Se ...
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Qañawimayu
Qañawimayu (Quechua '' qañawi, qañiwa, qañawa'' a cereal from the family Chenopodiaceae, ''mayu'' river, "''qañawi'' river", hispanicized spelling ''Cañahuymayo'') which upstream is called Cayacti and downstream successively is named Jaraucata, Qullpa ''(Collpa)'', Yawina ''(Yavina)'' and Santo Tomás River is a river in Peru. It is located in the Apurímac Region, Cotabambas Province, and in the Cusco Region Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth-largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de Dios and Puno ..., Chumbivilcas Province and Paruro Province.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Paruro Province (Cusco Region) It belongs to the Apurímac watershed. Qañawimayu originates in the south-west of the Santo Tomás District in the Chumbivilcas Province of the Cusco Region between the mountains Minasniyuq and Qullpa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayunka
Wayunka (Quechua for "bunch of bananas", Hispanicized spelling ''Huayunca'') is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru that isTaken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate Peru RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994 about high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District, northwest of the mountains Waytani and Chankuwaña Chankuwaña (Aymara language, Aymara for throw something so that people can scramble or fight for it, Hispanicized spelling ''Chancoaña, Chancohuana, Chancohuaña, Chancohuañachico, Chancohuana Chico'') is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range .... References Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Apurímac {{Peru-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chankuwaña
Chankuwaña (Aymara language, Aymara for throw something so that people can scramble or fight for it, Hispanicized spelling ''Chancoaña, Chancohuana, Chancohuaña, Chancohuañachico, Chancohuana Chico'') is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range, Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District, Antabamba, Oropesa District, and in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District, Chumbivilcas, Santo Tomás District, north of the mountain Waytani and southeast of the mountain Wayunka.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region) See also * Wamanmarka, Chumbivilcas, Wamanmarka References Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Apurímac Mountains of the Department of Cusco {{Apurimac-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long and wide (widest between 18th parallel south, 18°S and 20th parallel south, 20°S latitude) and has an average height of about . The Andes extend from south to north through seven South American countries: Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depression (geology), depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus—some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Cali, Arequipa, Medellín, Bucaramanga, Sucre, Mérida, Mérida, Mérida, El Alto, and La Paz. The Altiplano, Altiplano Plateau is the world's second highest after the Tibetan Plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three majo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saltpeter (other)
Saltpeter (or saltpetre) is the mineral form of potassium nitrate (KNO3), a chemical compound. It may also sometimes refer to: * Sodium nitrate (NaNO3), a compound ** Chile saltpeter or nitratine, the mineral form * Norwegian saltpeter or calcium nitrate (Ca(NO3)2) * Magnesium nitrate Magnesium nitrate refers to inorganic compounds with the formula Mg(NO3)2(H2O)x, where x = 6, 2, and 0. All are white solids. The anhydrous material is hygroscopic, quickly forming the hexahydrate upon standing in air. All of the salts are very ... (Mg(NO3)2) See also * Saltpetre Republic, a term used in Chilean historiography for the 1879–1914 period * Salpeter (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
