Sahuasiray

This article is about the mountain in the Calca Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qullqi Cruz.
Sahuasiray
Ccolque Cruz

Snow covered Sahuasiray.
Highest point
Elevation 5,818 m (19,088 ft)
Prominence 1,920 m (6,300 ft) [1]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 13°12′50″S 71°59′18″W / 13.21389°S 71.98833°W / -13.21389; -71.98833Coordinates: 13°12′50″S 71°59′18″W / 13.21389°S 71.98833°W / -13.21389; -71.98833
Geography
Sahuasiray

Peru

Location Cusco, Peru
Parent range Urubamba, Andes
Climbing
First ascent Sahuasiray N: 1-1963 via E. ridge. Sahuasiray S: 1-1968[2]

Sahuasiray[1][2][3][4][5] (possibly from Quechua sawa matrimony, siray to sew,[6]), Sawasiray,[7] Colque Cruz[1] or Ccolque Cruz[8] (possibly from Aymara and Quechua qullqi silver, money, Spanish cruz cross, "silver cross"), is one of the highest mountains in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,818 metres (19,088 ft) high.[3][8] 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

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
  2. 1 2 Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
  3. 1 2 Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 113. ISBN 9780953608720.
  4. ↑ Jenkins, Dilwyn (2005). The Rough Guide to Peru. Rough Guides. p. 158.
  5. ↑ "Nevado Sahuasiray - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Gade, Daniel (2015). Spell of the Urubamba: Anthropogeographical Essays on an Andean Valley in Space and Time. Springer. p. 133. ISBN 9783319208497.
  8. 1 2 Peru 1:100 000, Calca (27-s). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).


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