Saqsa Punta

Saqsa Punta
Saqsa Punta

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,083 m (13,396 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°38′28″S 76°23′00″W / 9.64111°S 76.38333°W / -9.64111; -76.38333Coordinates: 9°38′28″S 76°23′00″W / 9.64111°S 76.38333°W / -9.64111; -76.38333
Geography
Location Huánuco Region
Parent range Andes

Saqsa Punta (Quechua saqsa multi-colored, punta peak, ridge,[2][3] "multi-colored peak (or ridge)", also spelled Sacsa Punta) is a 4,083-metre-high (13,396 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Huánuco Province, Churubamba District. Saqsa Punta lies north of Saqra Waqra.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Huánuco 1651, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Washington DC
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Dos de Mayo Province (Huánuco Region)


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