Saxa Q'awa Explained

Saxa Q'awa
Elevation M:5000
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Peru, Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, La Unión Province
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-14.9783°N -72.3719°W

Saxa Q'awa (Aymara saxa hollow, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,[2] "hollow brook", hispanicized spelling Sacsajahua) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5000m (16,000feet) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, Cayarani District. Saxa Q'awa lies south of Janq'u Q'awa between the Puma Ranra valley in the west and a lake name Anqasqucha (Quechua for "blue lake") in the east.[1] [3]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
  2. Web site: Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición. Félix Layme Pairumani. July 23, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130902185052/http://www.aymara.ucb.edu.bo/html/diccionario/dicframe.html. September 2, 2013.
  3. Web site: Cerro Sacsajahua. . IGN, Peru. June 5, 2015.

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