Saqra Waqra (Dos de Mayo)

For the mountain in the Huánuco Province, Huánuco Region, Peru, see Saqra Waqra.
Saqra Waqra
Saqra Waqra

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,000 m (13,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°35′44″S 76°29′33″W / 9.59556°S 76.49250°W / -9.59556; -76.49250Coordinates: 9°35′44″S 76°29′33″W / 9.59556°S 76.49250°W / -9.59556; -76.49250
Geography
Location Huánuco Region
Parent range Andes

Saqra Waqra (Quechua saqra malignant, pernicious, bad, bad tempered, wicked; restless; devil, synonym of supay, waqra horn,[2][3] "devil's horn", also spelled Sagra Huagra) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,000 m (13,000 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Dos de Mayo Province, Marías District. Saqra Waqra lies southwest of a lake named Ñat'inqucha.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Dos de Mayo Province (Huánuco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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