Shaqsha Punta (Quechua saqsa multi-colored, shaqsha jingle bell; a typical dancer of the Ancash Region, punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of,[2][3][4][5] Hispanicized spelling Shacsha Punta) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Carampoma District, northwest of Wamanripayuq.[1]

Shaqsha Punta
Shaqsha Punta is located in Peru
Shaqsha Punta
Shaqsha Punta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°36′32″S 76°22′49″W / 11.60889°S 76.38028°W / -11.60889; -76.38028
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

References edit

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochiri Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
  4. ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  5. ^ Vocabulario Comparativo Quechua-Ecuador-Quechua-Ancash