Saxa Q'awa (
Aymara ''saxa'' hollow, ''q'awa'' little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,
"hollow brook", hispanicized spelling ''Sacsajahua'') is a mountain in the
Wansu mountain range 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
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 ...
,
Condesuyos Province,
Cayarani District
Cayarani District is one of eight districts of the province Condesuyos in Peru.
Geography
The Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the dis ...
. Saxa Q'awa lies south of
Janq'u Q'awa between the Puma Ranra valley in the west and a lake name Anqasqucha (
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
**So ...
for "blue lake") in the east.
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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