Qhapaq Saya

Qhapaq Saya
Qhapaq Saya

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,044 m (16,549 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°11′20″S 72°06′43″W / 13.18889°S 72.11194°W / -13.18889; -72.11194Coordinates: 13°11′20″S 72°06′43″W / 13.18889°S 72.11194°W / -13.18889; -72.11194 [1]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Urupampa

Qhapaq Saya (Quechua qhapaq mighty, saya slope,[2] "mighty slope", hispanicized spelling Capacsaya) is a mountain in the Urupampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,044 metres (16,549 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District, and in the Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. Qhapaq Saya lies northwest of Ch'iqun and east of Pumawank'a, near Pumawank'a Q'asa (Quechua for Pumawank'a pass, hispanicized Pumahuancajasa).

References

  1. 1 2 "Nevado Capacsaya". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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