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Saqra Mach'ay (Pasco)

Coordinates: 10°38′43″S 76°37′05″W / 10.64528°S 76.61806°W / -10.64528; -76.61806
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Saqra Mach'ay
Saqra Mach'ay is located in Peru
Saqra Mach'ay
Saqra Mach'ay
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°38′43″S 76°37′05″W / 10.64528°S 76.61806°W / -10.64528; -76.61806
Geography
LocationPeru, Pasco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Saqra Mach'ay (Quechua saqra malignant, pernicious, bad, bad tempered, wicked; restless; devil, synonym of supay, mach'ay cave,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Sagramachay) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high. It is located in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Yanahuanca District. Saqra Mach'ay lies southwest of Puka Mach'ay ("red cave").[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "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.