Saraqutu (
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
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''sara''
maize
Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. Th ...
, ''qutu'' heap,
[Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)] "maize heap", Hispanicized spelling ''Saraccoto'') is a mountain in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least ...
in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Peru
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, about high. It is situated in the
La Unión Province, in the districts
Cotahuasi
Cotahuasi is a town in Southern Peru
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, nat ...
and
Tomepampa, and in the
Condesuyos Province
Condesuyos Province is one of eight Provinces of Peru, provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. Its seat is Chuquibamba.
Geography
The Andean Volcanic Belt and the Wansu mountain range, Wansu mountain range traverse the province. Some of the hi ...
,
Salamanca District
Salamanca District is one of eight districts of the province Condesuyos in Peru
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, oth ...
. Saraqutu lies west of the mountains
Sunqu Urqu and
Kuntur Sayana.
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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