Cinajara Explained

Cinajara
Elevation M:5471
Range:Andes, Vilcanota
Location:Peru, Cusco Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-13.5283°N -71.2336°W
First Ascent:1-1979 via S.E. ridge.[1]

Cinajara[2] [3] or Sinaqara[4] [5] is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5471m (17,949feet) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Ccarhuayo and Ocongate.[6] Cinajara lies southwest of the Jolljepunco. The annual religious Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place at the foot of the mountains Cinajara and Jolljepunco.

Notes and References

  1. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, Peru: "Cinajara 5471m, P.5310m: N. of Ocongate: 1-1979 via S.E. ridge."
  2. Book: Peru 1:100 000, Ocongate (28-t). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. Book: Busch, Oskar E.. Peru für Trekker und Bergsteiger: 56 Wanderungen und 11 Bergbesteigungen in den peruanischen Anden. 2001. Bergverlag Rother GmbH. 9783763327058. 263. de.
  4. Book: La civilización andina: nuevo enfoque científico, filosófico y tecnológico. 2006. Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 119. es.
  5. Book: Millones, Luis. El mundo ceremonial andino. Ōnuki. Yoshio. 1994. Editorial Horizonte. 303. es.
  6. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region) showing "Nevado Cinajara"