Sinaqara

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Sinaqara

Quyllur Rit'i festival at the foothills of Sinaqara and Qullqipunku
Elevation 5,471 m (17,949 ft)
Location
Sinaqara
Peru
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range
Coordinates 13°31′42″S 71°14′01″W / 13.52833°S 71.23361°W / -13.52833; -71.23361Coordinates: 13°31′42″S 71°14′01″W / 13.52833°S 71.23361°W / -13.52833; -71.23361[1]
Climbing
First ascent 1-1979 via S.E. ridge.[2]

Sinaqara[3] (hispanicized spellings Cinajara, Sinacara, Sinaccara) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,471 metres (17,949 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Ccarhuayo and Ocongate District.[4][5] Sinaqara lies southwest of the Qullqipunku. The annual Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place at the foot of the mountains Sinaqara and Qullqipunku.

The river Sinaqara originates near the mountain. It is a tributary of the T'inkimayu.


References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe Nevados, Coordenadas geográficas, IGN, Peru
  2. ↑ Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, Peru: "Cinajara 5471m, P.5310m: N. of Ocongate: 1-1979 via S.E. ridge."
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: Sinaqara - s. Geog. Pico nevado ...
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region) showing "Nevado Cinajara"
  5. ↑ allthemountains.com Map of a part of the Willkanuta mountain range showing "Sinakara"


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