Sawasiray
This article is about the mountain in the Calca Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qullqi Cruz.
| Sawasiray | |
|---|---|
| Qullqi Cruz | |
.jpg) Snow covered Sawasiray behind Kancha Kancha Q'asa | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,818 m (19,088 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 1,920 m (6,300 ft) [2] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 13°12′50″S 71°59′18″W / 13.21389°S 71.98833°WCoordinates: 13°12′50″S 71°59′18″W / 13.21389°S 71.98833°W |
| Geography | |
  Sawasiray Peru | |
| Location | Cusco, Peru |
| Parent range | Urupampa mountain range |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Sawasiray N: 1-1963 via E. ridge. Sawasiray S: 1-1968[3] |
Sawasiray (Quechua sawa matrimony, siray to sew,[4] hispanicized spelling Sahuasiray), also known as Qullqi Cruz (Aymara and Quechua qullqi silver, money, Spanish cruz cross, "silver cross", hispanicized Ccolque Cruz, Colque Cruz), is one of the highest mountains in the Urupampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,818 metres (19,088 ft) high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, northwest of Calca. It is situated northeast of Ch'iqun and Kancha Kancha Q'asa, southeast of Siriwani and northwest of Kuntur Wachana.
See also
References
- ↑ Mapa de peligros de la ciudad de Calca, Informe final, Proyecto INDECI – PNUD PER / 02/ 051, Ciudades sostenibles (see map of Calca, unnamed)
- ↑ "Peru: 22 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater" Listed here as "Sahuasiray (Nevado Colque Cruz)" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
- ↑ Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
- ↑ 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.
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