Pikchu (
Quechua for pyramid/mountain or prominence with a broad base which ends in sharp peaks, Hispanicized spelling ''Picchu'') is a mountain 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
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
west of the city of
Cusco
Cusco or Cuzco (; or , ) is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range and the Huatanay river. It is the capital of the eponymous Cusco Province, province and Cusco Region, department.
The city was the cap ...
, about high. It is located 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 ...
,
Cusco Province,
Cusco District.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cusco Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed, near "Union Callanca")]
Presently there are numerous microwave antennas on top of the mountain.
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See also
* Anawarkhi
* Araway Qhata
* Muyu Urqu
* Pachatusan
Pachatusan ( Quechua ''pacha'' earth, ''tusa'', a prop to support a wall or building, ''pachatusa'' prop of the earth, ''-n'' a suffix) is a mountain northeast of the city of Cusco in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Cusco Reg ...
* Pillku Urqu
Pillku Urqu ( Quechua ''pillku'' red, ''urqu'' mountain), also known as Pikul, Piqul (possibly a corruption of ''pillku'', Hispanicized spellings ''Piccol, Picol'', also Pikol, Piqol) or Wayna Piqul (Quechua ''wayna'' young, Hispanicized ''Huayna ...
* Sinqa
Sinqa ( Quechua for "nose", Hispanicized spelling ''Sencca'', also Senqa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru northwest of the city of Cusco. It lies in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District, and in the Anta Province, Cachimayo Dist ...
* Wanakawri
References
Three-thousanders of the Andes
Mountains of the Department of Cusco
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