Jajachaca
Jajachaca is located in Peru
Jajachaca
Jajachaca
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°34′01″S 71°14′51″W / 13.56694°S 71.24750°W / -13.56694; -71.24750
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Jajachaca (possibly from Quechua qaqa rock, chaka bridge,[2] "rock bridge") is mountain in the northern extensions of the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Jajachaca lies southwest of Jolljepunco and Cinajara where the annual Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place.[1]

References

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


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