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Mountain in Peru
Capacsaya
Capacsaya is located in PeruCapacsayaCapacsayaPeru
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, Ccapacsaya (possibly from Quechua qhapaq mighty, saya slope, "mighty slope"), Media Luna or Huayurioc is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,044 metres (16,549 ft) high. 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.

References

  1. Echevarría, Evelio (1973). "A Survey of Andean Ascents". American Alpine Journal. 18–2 (47): 390. ISBN 9780930410704.
  2. ^ Peru 1:100 000, Urubamba (27-r). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. ^ 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.


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