Minasniyuq (Arequipa-Cusco)

Minasniyuq (Spanish minas mines, Quechua -ni, -yuq suffixes, "the one with mines", Hispanicized spelling Minasniyoc) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5200 m 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 4940 m. It is an important tributary of the Apurímac River, the source of the Amazon River.