Qispi Q'awa (
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
, ''qispi'' something glittering, ''q'awa'' little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, "glittering brook" or "glittering ravine", Hispanicized spelling ''Quispiccahua'') is a mountain in the
Andes
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of
Peru
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, about high. It is situated in the
Huancavelica Region
Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, ...
,
Huaytará Province
Huaytará is a town in central Peru
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,
Pilpichaca District
Pilpichaca District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huaytará in Peru
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. Qispi Q'awa lies west of
Wakan Q'allay
Wakan Q'allay (Quechua, ''waka'' cow, ''-n'' a suffix, ''q'allay'' to cut into small pieces, Hispanicized spelling ''Huajancallay'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province, ...
.
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References
Four-thousanders of the Andes
Mountains of the Department of Huancavelica
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