Saqra Mach'ay (Pasco)

For the mountain on the border of the Huánuco Region and the Pasco Region, Peru, see Saqra Mach'ay (Huánuco-Pasco).
Saqra Mach'ay
Saqra Mach'ay

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°38′43″S 76°37′05″W / 10.64528°S 76.61806°W / -10.64528; -76.61806Coordinates: 10°38′43″S 76°37′05″W / 10.64528°S 76.61806°W / -10.64528; -76.61806
Geography
Location Peru, Pasco Region
Parent range Andes

Saqra Mach'ay (Quechua saqra malignant, pernicious, bad, bad tempered, wicked; restless; devil, synonym of supay, mach'ay cave,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Sagramachay) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high. It is located in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Yanahuanca District. Saqra Mach'ay lies southwest of Puka Mach'ay ("red cave").[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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