Qhispi Rumiyuq

Qhispi Rumiyuq
Qhispi Rumiyuq
	Qhispi Rumiyuq Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates	13°11′41″S 72°13′21″W
Naming
Language of name	Quechua
Geography
Location	Peru, Cusco Region, Urubamba Province
Parent range	Andes

Qhispi Rumiyuq (Quechua qhispi rumi, obsidian (qhispi, q'ispi, qispi glass, transparent body, rumi stone, literally glass stone or transparent stone), -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2][3] "the one with obsidian", hispanicized spelling Esperumiyoc) is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high. It is situated in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District, northeast of Ollantaytambo.[1]

References

escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
Georg Petersen G.: Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú. Geological Society of America, 2010, p. 7: obsidian: quispi capa, quispi rumi
Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

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[escale-1] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)

[2] Georg Petersen G.: Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient Perú. Geological Society of America, 2010, p. 7: obsidian: quispi capa, quispi rumi

[3] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)