Minasniyuq (Arequipa-Cusco)

{{short description|Mountain in Peru}}

{{About|the mountain on the border of the Arequipa Region and the Cusco Region, Peru|other uses|Minasniyuq (disambiguation){{!}}Minasniyuq}}

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| elevation_m = 5200

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| range = Andes, Wansu

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| location = Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province

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Minasniyuq (Spanish minas mines, Quechua -ni, -yuq suffixes,{{Ref Laime}} "the one with mines", Hispanicized spelling Minasniyoc) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about {{convert|5200|m|ft|0}} high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District, and in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. It lies northwest of the mountain Qullpa K'uchu.

The river Qañawimayu originates between the mountains Minasniyuq and Qullpa K'uchu at a height of {{convert|4940|m|ft|0}}.Ministerio de Agricultura, Mapa hidrográfico e inventario de fuentes de aguas superficiales en el ámbito del ATDR Sicuani, Sicuani, 2005 It is an important tributary of the Apurímac River, the source of the Amazon River.

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