Quinsachata (Quispicanchi)

This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru. For other uses, see Kimsachata.

Quinsachata (possibly from Aymara and Quechua kimsa three,^[3] Pukina chata mountain,^[4] "three mountains") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru,^[5] about 5,442 metres (17,854 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District.^[6] Quinsachata is situated north of the lake Singrenacocha, northeast of the mountain Chumpe and northwest of the Aquichua.

Quinsachata
Quinsachata Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,442 m (17,854 ft)[1]
Coordinates	13°39′36″S 71°02′47″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range	Andes, Vilcanota
Climbing
First ascent	1-1969 via E. face to shoulder of N. ridge[2]

References

1. lib.utexas.edu Map of the area showing "Cerro Quinsachata 17,854 ft"
2. Jill Neate, taken from Mountaineering in the Andes, "Cordillera Vilcanota, Payachata Group, Quimsachta 5442m: 3-topped, pyramidal peak: 1-1969 via E. face to shoulder of N. ridge." (Note: It ought to be Quimsachata)
3. www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Kimsa (adj.) - Número Tres.
4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Lengua Pukina en Jesús de Machaca, referring to Alfredo Torero ("Reflexión acerca del pukina escrito por Alfredo Torero ... Pukina <Chata> - Castellano Cerro - Palabras relacionadas en aymara Qullu") (English: mountain). ... Existencia de palabras pukinas en Jesús de Machaca: Qullunaka (cerros): Kimsa Chata
5. allthemountains.com Map of a part of the Vilcanota mountain range showing "Quinsachata" (5,400 m)
6. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ - UGEL map Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)