Sawsi

Coordinates: 15°01′59″S 72°06′38″W / 15.03306°S 72.11056°W / -15.03306; -72.11056
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Sawsi
Sawsi is located in Peru
Sawsi
Sawsi
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,942 m (16,214 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°01′59″S 72°06′38″W / 15.03306°S 72.11056°W / -15.03306; -72.11056
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes

Sawsi (Quechua for willow or a species of willows,[2] Hispanicized spelling Sauce) is a 4,942-metre-high (16,214 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts of Chachas and Orcopampa. Sawsi lies at a lake named Machuqucha.[1][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Cerro Sauce". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)