Jatunjasa | |
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Incachiriasca | |
![]() Jatunjasa (center) as seen from the northwest | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,338 m (17,513 ft) |
Coordinates | 13°22′05″S 72°32′25″W / 13.36806°S 72.54028°W |
Naming | |
Language of name | Quechua |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
Parent range | Andes, Vilcabamba |
Jatunjasa [1] [2] [3] (possibly from Quechua hatun big, q'asa mountain pass, [4] "big mountain pass"), also known as Incachiriasca [3] (possibly from Inka Inca, chiriyasqa cooled, "cooled Inca"[ citation needed]), is a 5,338-metre-high (17,513 ft) [1] mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Limatambo District, and in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District. [2] Jatunjasa lies south of Salcantay. [1] [2]
Incachiriasca is also the name of the Salcantay glacier at 13°21′10″S 72°32′05″W / 13.35278°S 72.53472°W [5] between Salcantay and Jatunjasa.
Jatunjasa | |
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Incachiriasca | |
![]() Jatunjasa (center) as seen from the northwest | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,338 m (17,513 ft) |
Coordinates | 13°22′05″S 72°32′25″W / 13.36806°S 72.54028°W |
Naming | |
Language of name | Quechua |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
Parent range | Andes, Vilcabamba |
Jatunjasa [1] [2] [3] (possibly from Quechua hatun big, q'asa mountain pass, [4] "big mountain pass"), also known as Incachiriasca [3] (possibly from Inka Inca, chiriyasqa cooled, "cooled Inca"[ citation needed]), is a 5,338-metre-high (17,513 ft) [1] mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Limatambo District, and in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District. [2] Jatunjasa lies south of Salcantay. [1] [2]
Incachiriasca is also the name of the Salcantay glacier at 13°21′10″S 72°32′05″W / 13.35278°S 72.53472°W [5] between Salcantay and Jatunjasa.