Ausangate, also spelled Auzangate, rises in the Vilcanota mountain range of the Andes about 100 kilometers southeast of Cusco, Peru, spanning the border between Canchis and Quispicanchi provinces, and reaches an elevation of about 6,384 meters, the highest peak in the Cusco region. It is a non-volcanic, glaciated massif raised by Andean tectonic uplift rather than volcanism, and it is one of the most revered apu, or mountain spirits, in Andean and Quechua tradition, the destination of the annual Qoyllur Rit'i pilgrimage held on its slopes. This entity documents Ausangate specifically as a geological formation, the highest peak of the Vilcanota range and a mountain of major significance in Andean religious tradition.
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Protected StatusLocally or Regionally Protected 1 Connections
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Orogeny via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
Source Wikidata: Ausangate
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
Source Wikidata: Ausangate
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Source Wikidata: Ausangate
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1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected Areas: Protected area record for Ausangate
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, World Database on Protected AreasWDPA record, field desig_engQuote, WDPA record, field desig_eng
"desig_eng": "Regional Conservation Area"
Wikidata: Ausangate
Wikidata Q777794, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Protected Planet (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN): Ausangate
Protected Planet (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN)Protected area profileQuote, Protected area profile
Protected Area Profile for Ausangate from the World Database on Protected Areas
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