Sinqa
| Sinqa | |
|---|---|
_Station_(5687409105).jpg) Sinqa (on the left) as seen from San Pedro station | |
| Elevation | 4,423 m (14,511 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
  Sinqa Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 13°27′26″S 72°00′20″W / 13.45722°S 72.00556°WCoordinates: 13°27′26″S 72°00′20″W / 13.45722°S 72.00556°W |
Sinqa (Quechua for "nose", hispanicized spelling Sencca, also Senqa)[2] is a 4,423 metres (14,511 ft) high 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)