Capacsaya

Capacsaya
Capacsaya Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,044 m (16,549 ft)
Coordinates	13°11′20″S 72°06′43″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range	Andes, Urubamba

Capacsaya,[1][2] Ccapacsaya[3] (possibly from Quechua qhapaq mighty, saya slope,[4] "mighty slope"), Media Luna[3] or Huayurioc[3] is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,044 metres (16,549 ft) high.[2] It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District, and in the Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. Capacsaya lies northwest of Chicón and east of Pumahuanca, near Pumahuancajasa pass.[2]

References

1. Echevarría, Evelio (1973). "A Survey of Andean Ascents". American Alpine Journal. 18–2 (47): 390. ISBN 9780930410704.
2. Peru 1:100 000, Urubamba (27-r). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
3. Neate, Jill (1994). "Peru". Mountaineering in the Andes (PDF). RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre. p. 55. ISBN 0-907649-64-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.