| Sinqa | |
|---|---|
_Station_(5687409105).jpg) Sinqa (on the left) as seen from San Pedro station | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,423 m (14,511 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 13°27′26″S 72°00′20″W / 13.45722°S 72.00556°W |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Quechua |
| Geography | |
  Sinqa Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
Sinqa ( Quechua for "nose", Hispanicized spelling Sencca, also Senqa) [2] is a 4,423-metre-high (14,511 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru northwest of the city of Cusco. It lies in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District, and in the Anta Province, Cachimayo District. [3]
Like Pachatusan, Pillku Urqu and Wanakawri, Sinqa is one of the mountains in the vicinity of Cusco which have been venerated as apus (sacred mountains). [4]
Gallery
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Sinqa as seen from a station in Cusco
See also
References
- ^ PNUD-INDECI, Estudio del Mapa de Peligros de la Ciudad del Cusco, Proyecto: Ciudades Sostenibles. Cusco 2004 (in Spanish)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cusco Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed, 4,400 m, southeast of "Cerro Senja")
- ^ Germán Zecenarro Benavente, Apus tutelares y asentamientos del Cusco preinka, Boletín de Arqueología PUCP, No. 7, 2003, 387-405 (in Spanish)
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| Sinqa | |
|---|---|
|
Sinqa (on the left) as seen from San Pedro station | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,423 m (14,511 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 13°27′26″S 72°00′20″W / 13.45722°S 72.00556°W |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Quechua |
| Geography | |
Sinqa Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
Sinqa ( Quechua for "nose", Hispanicized spelling Sencca, also Senqa) [2] is a 4,423-metre-high (14,511 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru northwest of the city of Cusco. It lies in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District, and in the Anta Province, Cachimayo District. [3]
Like Pachatusan, Pillku Urqu and Wanakawri, Sinqa is one of the mountains in the vicinity of Cusco which have been venerated as apus (sacred mountains). [4]
Gallery
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Sinqa as seen from a station in Cusco
See also
References
- ^ PNUD-INDECI, Estudio del Mapa de Peligros de la Ciudad del Cusco, Proyecto: Ciudades Sostenibles. Cusco 2004 (in Spanish)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cusco Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed, 4,400 m, southeast of "Cerro Senja")
- ^ Germán Zecenarro Benavente, Apus tutelares y asentamientos del Cusco preinka, Boletín de Arqueología PUCP, No. 7, 2003, 387-405 (in Spanish)
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