Jump to content

Saywa Q'asa

Coordinates: 13°25′5″S 74°39′34″W / 13.41806°S 74.65944°W / -13.41806; -74.65944
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saywa Q'asa
Saywa Q'asa is located in Peru
Saywa Q'asa
Saywa Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°25′5″S 74°39′34″W / 13.41806°S 74.65944°W / -13.41806; -74.65944
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province
Parent rangeAndes

Saywa Q'asa (Quechua saywa boundary stone, landmark, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "landmark mountain pass", Hispanicized spelling Sayhuaccasa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province, in the north of the Paras District. Saywa Q'asa lies south-west of the mountain Chiqllarasu, west of the mountain Saywa (Sayhua), north-east of the mountain Waranwallqa and east of the mountain Rit'ipata.

The Pampawasi River (Pampahuasi) originates near Saywa Q'asa. It flows to the south where its waters reach Pampas River near the town of Paras.[1]

References

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