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Saqsa (Yauyos)

Coordinates: 12°07′18″S 75°58′53″W / 12.12167°S 75.98139°W / -12.12167; -75.98139
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Saqsa
Saqsa is located in Peru
Saqsa
Saqsa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°07′18″S 75°58′53″W / 12.12167°S 75.98139°W / -12.12167; -75.98139
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Saqsa (Quechua for multi-colored,[2] also spelled Sagsa) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Saqsa lies northwest of Paqarin Pawka at a lake named Ch'uspiqucha.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.