Jirish Mach'ay

Mountain in Peru
Jirish Mach'ay is located in Peru
Jirish Mach'ay
Jirish Mach'ay
Peru
LocationPeru, Lima RegionParent rangeAndes

Jirish Mach'ay (local Quechua jirish colibri, mach'ay cave,[2] "colibri cave", also spelled Jirishmachay) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District.[1] Jirish Mach'ay lies near the Antikuna mountain pass, south-west of the mountain Tiktimach'ay and west of the lake Tiktiqucha.

The village of Q'asa P'allqa (Casapalca) as seen from Jirish Mach'ay (looking to the south)

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochiri Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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