Sasawini

For the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru, named Sasawini or Qullqip'unqu, see Qullqip'unqu.
Sasawini
Sasawini

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°57′30″S 70°20′34″W / 16.95833°S 70.34278°W / -16.95833; -70.34278Coordinates: 16°57′30″S 70°20′34″W / 16.95833°S 70.34278°W / -16.95833; -70.34278
Geography
Location Peru, Tacna Region
Parent range Andes

Sasawini (sasawi (hispaniziced spelling sasahui) local name for Leucheria daucifolia,[2] -ni an Aymara suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the sasawi", hispanicized spellings Sasahuine, Sasahuini)[1][3] is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. It lies southeast of a lake named Such'i (Suches). Jichu Qullu is south of it.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna Region)
  2. ↑ SERNAP, Reserva Paisajística Sub Cuenca del Cotahuasi, Zona Turismo
  3. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Hospicio 2837, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD


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