Saqra Mach'ay (Huánuco-Pasco)

For the mountain in the Pasco Region, Peru, see Saqra Mach'ay (Pasco).
Saqra Mach'ay
Saqra Mach'ay

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,750 m (15,580 ft)[1]
Coordinates 10°27′11″S 76°00′40″W / 10.45306°S 76.01111°W / -10.45306; -76.01111Coordinates: 10°27′11″S 76°00′40″W / 10.45306°S 76.01111°W / -10.45306; -76.01111
Geography
Location Peru, Huánuco Region, 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 4,750 m (15,580 ft) high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Pachitea Province, Panao District, and in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Ticlacayan District. Saqra Mach'ay lies northwest of the Waqurunchu mountain range, southeast of Wamanripayuq.[4]

References

  1. Peru 1:100,000, Ambo 1650, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  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)
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pachitea Province (Huánuco Region)
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