Saqsa (Yauyos)

For the mountain in the Huarochirí Province, Lima Region, Peru, see Saqsa.
Saqsa
Saqsa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°07′18″S 75°58′53″W / 12.12167°S 75.98139°W / -12.12167; -75.98139Coordinates: 12°07′18″S 75°58′53″W / 12.12167°S 75.98139°W / -12.12167; -75.98139
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Saqsa (Quechua for multi-colored,[2] also spelled Sagsa) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Saqsa lies northwest of Paqarin Pawka at a lake named Ch'uspiqucha.[1]

References

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


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