Sinaqara

Sinaqara

Quyllur Rit'i festival at the foothills of Sinaqara and Qullqipunku
Highest point
Elevation 5,471 m (17,949 ft)
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]
Geography
Sinaqara
Peru
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range
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.[4][5] Sinaqara lies southwest of the Qullqipunku. The annual religious Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place at the foot of the mountains Sinaqara and Qullqipunku. A church at Sinaqara is a place of pilgrimage and central to the proceedings.

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 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region) showing "Nevado Cinajara"
  5. ↑ allthemountains.com/httpdocs/ayacachi.htm Map of a part of the Willkanuta mountain range showing "Sinakara" (inactive website)


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