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Sahuasiray[1][2][3][4][5] (possibly from Quechua sawa matrimony, siray to sew,[6]), Sawasiray,[7] Colque Cruz[1] or Ccolque Cruz[8] (possibly from Aymara and Quechua qullqi silver, money, Spanish cruz cross, "silver cross")[citation needed], is one of the highest mountains in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,818 metres (19,088 ft) high.[3][8] It lies in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, northwest of Calca. It is situated northeast of Chicón and Canchacanchajasa, southeast of Sirihuani and northwest of Condorhuachana.
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[edit]- ^ a b c "Peru: 22 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater" Listed here as "Sahuasiray (Nevado Colque Cruz)" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
- ^ a b Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
- ^ a b Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 113. ISBN 9780953608720.
- ^ Jenkins, Dilwyn (2005). The Rough Guide to Peru. Rough Guides. p. 158.
- ^ "Nevado Sahuasiray - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): sawa. s. Matrimonio. Casamiento, nupcias. siray. tr. Coser. Unir mediante puntadas.
- ^ Gade, Daniel (2015). Spell of the Urubamba: Anthropogeographical Essays on an Andean Valley in Space and Time. Springer. p. 133. ISBN 9783319208497.
- ^ a b Peru 1:100 000, Calca (27-s). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).