Canchacanchajasa Explained

Canchacanchajasa
Elevation M:4987
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Urubamba mountain range
Location:Peru, Cusco Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-13.22°N -72.0089°W

Canchacanchajasa (possibly from Quechua kancha enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses, q'asa mountain pass,[2] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "Cancha Cancha mountain pass") is a 4987m (16,362feet) mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, north of the Urubamba River. Canchacanchajasa is situated southeast of Sirihuani, north of Cóndorhuachana and Huamanchoque and southwest of Sahuasiray. It lies in the upper part of the Cancha Cancha valley[3] (kancha kancha) at the Lares trek.

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Notes and References

  1. Mapa de peligros de la ciudad de Calca, Informe final, Proyecto INDECI – PNUD PER / 02/ 051, Ciudades sostenibles (see map of Calca, unnamed)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)