Sawsi

For the district in the San Martín Region, Peru, see Sauce District.
Sawsi
Sawsi

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,942 m (16,214 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°01′59″S 72°06′38″W / 15.03306°S 72.11056°W / -15.03306; -72.11056Coordinates: 15°01′59″S 72°06′38″W / 15.03306°S 72.11056°W / -15.03306; -72.11056
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes

Sawsi (Quechua for willow or a species of willows,[2] Hispanicized spelling Sauce) is a 4,942-metre-high (16,214 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts of Chachas and Orcopampa. Sawsi lies at a lake named Machuqucha.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Sauce". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)


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