Pisco (disambiguation)

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Pisco derives from a Quechua word for 'bird', and is common as a part of the names of places and other things in Quechua-speaking parts of South America.

Among other things, it can refer to:

  • Pisco, a type of brandy made from grapes and most associated with Peru and Chile
  • Pisco sour, a popular cocktail made with Pisco
  • Pisco, Container, a ceramic pitcher/container which was historically used to ferment, store and transport Pisco
  • Piscola, a cocktail of Chilean Pisco and cola

Places:

In Peru:

  • Pisco, Peru, a coastal city
  • Pisco Province, in the Ica Region
  • Pisco District, in the Pisco Province
  • Nevado Pisco, a 5752m high mountain of the Cordillera Blanca
  • Piscobamba, Apurímac, a district of the Apurímac region of Peru - Means 'Bird Plain' in Quechua
  • Piscobamba, Ancash, a district of the Ancash region of Peru
  • Piscohuasi, a town in the Ancash region of Peru - Means 'Bird House' in Quechua
  • Piscopampa, Arequipa, a district of the Arequipa region of Peru
  • Piscopampa, Huancavelica, a district of the Huancavelica region of Peru - Also Means 'Bird Plain' in Quechua
  • Piscotuna, Ayacucho, a town in the Ayacucho region of Peru - Means 'fruit of the birds' in Quechua
  • Pisco, River, a river in the Pisco province of Peru, flowing to the Pacific Ocean
  • Pisco, Valley, a valley in the Pisco province of Peru

In Portugal:

  • Pisco, Mountain Range, Portugal, a mountain range located in the Guarda district of Portugal

In Spain:

  • Pisco, Mountain Range, Spain, a mountain range located in Galicia, Spain
  • Pisco, Mountain, Spain, a mountain in Spain at 41.8666667° N 7.9166667° W

In Chile: