Sara Sara

For the mountain in the Apurímac Region, Peru, see Sara Sara (Apurímac).
Sara Sara

Sara Sara and Lake Parinacochas in front of it
Highest point
Elevation 5,505 m (18,061 ft)
Prominence 2,060 m (6,760 ft) [1]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 15°19′46″S 73°26′41″W / 15.32944°S 73.44472°W / -15.32944; -73.44472Coordinates: 15°19′46″S 73°26′41″W / 15.32944°S 73.44472°W / -15.32944; -73.44472
Geography
Sara Sara

Peru, Ayacucho Region

Parent range Andes

Sara Sara[2][3] is a 5,505-metre-high (18,061 ft)[2][3] volcano lying between Lake Parinacochas and Ocoña River in Peru.[2] It is situated in the Parinacochas Province, Puyusca District, and in the Paucar del Sara Sara Province, in the districts of Pausa and Sara Sara.[4]

The Spanish priest Cristobal de Albornoz noted in 1583 that Sara Sara was one of the most important sacred places in the southern part of Peru, with 2,000 colonists sent by the Inca emperor for its service. The American archaeologist Johan Reinhard surveyed a site on its summit in 1983 and he and Peruvian archaeologist Jose Antonio Chavez led a team that uncovered more than a dozen statues and a female Inca mummy (later nicknamed Sarita) on the summit in 1996. Their expedition was transmitted "live" over the Internet.[5] The findings made on Sara Sara are currently stored at the Museo de Santuarios Andinos in Arequipa.

The archaeological group of Sara Sara was recommended to be declared a National Cultural Heritage in 2003.[6]

Further reading

Reinhard, Johan (2005). The Ice Maiden: Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and Sacred Sites in the Andes. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society. ISBN 0-7922-6838-5.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sara Sara on Peakbagger.com
  2. 1 2 3 Peru 1:100 000, Pausa (31-p). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. 1 2 Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 108. ISBN 9780953608720.
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Parinacochas Province (Ayacucho Region)
  5. ↑ http://www.pbs.org/nova/peru
  6. ↑ El Peruano, Normas Legales, p. 243765, May 8, 2003, Lima


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