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Capacsaya

Coordinates: 13°11′20″S 72°06′43″W / 13.18889°S 72.11194°W / -13.18889; -72.11194
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Capacsaya
Capacsaya is located in Peru
Capacsaya
Capacsaya
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,044 m (16,549 ft)
Coordinates13°11′20″S 72°06′43″W / 13.18889°S 72.11194°W / -13.18889; -72.11194
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Urubamba

Capacsaya,[1][2] Ccapacsaya[3] (possibly from Quechua qhapaq mighty, saya slope,[4] "mighty slope"), Media Luna[3] or Huayurioc[3] is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,044 metres (16,549 ft) high.[2] It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District, and in the Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. Capacsaya lies northwest of Chicón and east of Pumahuanca, near Pumahuancajasa pass.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Echevarría, Evelio (1973). "A Survey of Andean Ascents". American Alpine Journal. 18–2 (47): 390. ISBN 9780930410704.
  2. ^ a b c Peru 1:100 000, Urubamba (27-r). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. ^ a b c Neate, Jill (1994). "Peru". Mountaineering in the Andes (PDF). RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre. p. 55. ISBN 0-907649-64-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
  4. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.