Sahuasiray

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Sahuasiray
Ccolque Cruz
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Snow covered Sahuasiray.
Highest point
Elevation 5,818 m (19,088 ft)
Prominence 1,920 m (6,300 ft) [1]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 13°12′50″S71°59′18″W / 13.21389°S 71.98833°W / -13.21389; -71.98833 Coordinates: 13°12′50″S71°59′18″W / 13.21389°S 71.98833°W / -13.21389; -71.98833
Geography
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Sahuasiray
Peru
Location Cusco, Peru
Parent range Urubamba, Andes
Climbing
First ascent Sahuasiray N: 1-1963 via E. ridge. Sahuasiray S: 1-1968 [2]

Sahuasiray [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (possibly from Quechua sawa matrimony, siray to sew, [6] ), Sawasiray, [7] Colque Cruz [1] or Ccolque Cruz [8] (possibly from Aymara and Quechua qullqi silver, money, Spanish cruz cross, "silver cross")[ citation needed ], is one of the highest mountains in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,818 metres (19,088 ft) high. [3] [8] It lies in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, northwest of Calca. It is situated northeast of Chicón and Canchacanchajasa, southeast of Sirihuani and northwest of Condorhuachana.

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Chicón

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Pumahuanca

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Pucaranra

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Contrahierbas

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Alcamarinayoc

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Ccerayoc

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Capacsaya

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Pucaorjo (Calca)

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Condorhuachana (Cusco)

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Huamanchoque

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Canchacanchajasa

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Ancasmarca Mountain in Peru

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Yanaorjo (Calca)

Yanaorjo is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District. Yanaorjo is situated southeast of Sahuasiray, south of Ccerayoc, north of Ajosune or Aqosune and Apurinru and northwest of Pumacallanca and Llamayojcasa.

Qullqi Cruz may refer to:

Yanaorcco (Calca)

Yanaorcco is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District. Yanaorcco is situated northwest of Ccerayoc and northeast of Sahuasiray.

Jatun Huiscana

Jatun Huiscana is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District. Jatun Huiscana is situated northwest of Ccerayoc and Yanaorcco, and northeast of Sahuasiray.

Coscojahuarina (Totora)

Coscojahuarina is a 4,623-metre-high (15,167 ft) mountain in the eastern extensions of the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District. It lies south of Llamayojcasa and west of the village of Totora.

References

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  2. 1 2 Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
  3. 1 2 Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 113. ISBN   9780953608720.
  4. Jenkins, Dilwyn (2005). The Rough Guide to Peru. Rough Guides. p. 158.
  5. "Nevado Sahuasiray - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  6. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): sawa. s. Matrimonio. Casamiento, nupcias.siray. tr. Coser. Unir mediante puntadas.
  7. Gade, Daniel (2015). Spell of the Urubamba: Anthropogeographical Essays on an Andean Valley in Space and Time. Springer. p. 133. ISBN   9783319208497.
  8. 1 2 Peru 1:100 000, Calca (27-s). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).