Shaqsha

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Shaqsha

Ranrapallqa (on the left), Wamashrahu, Kashan, Shaqsha (center) and Wantsan (on the right) as seen from the southwest
Elevation 5,650 m (18,537 ft)[1]
Location
Shaqsha
Peru
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Range Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Coordinates 9°35′08″S 77°22′08″W / 9.58556°S 77.36889°W / -9.58556; -77.36889Coordinates: 9°35′08″S 77°22′08″W / 9.58556°S 77.36889°W / -9.58556; -77.36889

Shaqsha (Ancash Quechua for jingle bell / a typical dancer of the Ancash Region,[2] hispanicized Shacsha) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru,[3] about 5,650 metres (18,537 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District. Shaqsha lies southwest of Wantsan, west of Urwashrahu and southeast of the town Huaraz (Waras).

There are two little lakes west of Shaqsha. The one to the east is named Shaqshaqucha (Quechua qucha lake, Shacshacocha).[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ allthemountains.com Map of a part of the Cordillera Blnca
  2. ↑ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
  3. ↑ www.andix.com Map of a part of the Cordillera Blanca
  4. ↑ bp.blogspot.com Sketchmap of the area


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