Jatunjasa (Cusco) Explained

Jatunjasa
Map:	Peru
Location:	Peru, Cusco Region
Coordinates:	-13.3681°N -72.5403°W
Elevation M:	5338
Language:	Quechua
Other Name:	Incachiriasca
Map Size:	200

Jatunjasa^[1] (possibly from Quechua hatun big, q'asa mountain pass, "big mountain pass"), also known as Incachiriasca^[2] (possibly from Inka Inca, chiriyasqa cooled, "cooled Inca"), is a 5338adj=midNaNadj=mid mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Limatambo District, and in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District. Jatunjasa lies south of Salcantay.^[3]

Incachiriasca is also the name of the Salcantay glacier at ^[4] between Salcantay and Jatunjasa.

Notes and References

1. Book: Peru 1:100 000, Machupicchu (27-q). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
2. Web site: Cerro Jatunjasa, southwest ridge. Nathan Heald in AAJ Publications (American Alpine Journal). June 23, 2015.
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
4. Monitoreo del Glaciar Incachiriasca, SERNANP, Peru, January 2014