Saraqutu Explained

Saraqutu
Elevation M:5200
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, La Unión Province
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-15.2547°N -72.7869°W

Saraqutu (Quechua sara maize, qutu heap,[2] "maize heap", Hispanicized spelling Saraccoto) is a mountain in the Arequipa Region in the Andes of Peru, about 5200m (17,100feet) high. It is situated in the La Unión Province, in the districts Cotahuasi and Tomepampa, and in the Condesuyos Province, Salamanca District. Saraqutu lies west of the mountains Sunqu Urqu and Kuntur Sayana.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Condesuyos Province (Arequipa Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)