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Janq'u Saxa

Coordinates: 16°19′55″S 70°20′32″W / 16.33194°S 70.34222°W / -16.33194; -70.34222
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Janq'u Saxa
Janq'u Saxa is located in Peru
Janq'u Saxa
Janq'u Saxa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,825 m (15,830 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°19′55″S 70°20′32″W / 16.33194°S 70.34222°W / -16.33194; -70.34222
Geography
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

Janq'u Saxa (Aymara janq'u white, saxa hollow,[2] "white hollow", Hispanicized spelling Jancosaca) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,825 metres (15,830 ft) high. It is located in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ichuña District, and the Puno Region, Puno Province, Pichacani District, northeast of Jukumarini Lake. Janq'u Saxa lies south of the mountain Wallqani, southwest of Wilaqullu and southeast of Larama Quta. It is situated at the Larama Quta River which originates northwest of the mountain. It is a tributary of Jukumarini Lake.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Peru 1:100,000, Pichaccani 2838, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe – UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Moquegua Region)