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Mandorcasa

Coordinates: 13°13′19″S 72°56′56″W / 13.22194°S 72.94889°W / -13.22194; -72.94889
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Mandorcasa
Mandorcasa is located in Peru
Mandorcasa
Mandorcasa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°13′19″S 72°56′56″W / 13.22194°S 72.94889°W / -13.22194; -72.94889
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcabamba

Mandorcasa[1] (possibly from Quechua mantur achiote, q'asa mountain pass)[2][3] is a mountain in the northwest of the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Vilcabamba District. Mandorcasa lies west of Choquetacarpo.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005. see achiwiti
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.