Cinajara

Cinajara
Quyllur Rit'i festival at the foothills of Cinajara and Jolljepunco
Highest point
Elevation	5,471 m (17,949 ft)
Coordinates	13°31′42″S 71°14′01″W[1]
Geography
Cinajara Peru
Location	Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range	Andes, Vilcanota
Climbing
First ascent	1-1979 via S.E. ridge.[2]

Cinajara[1][3] or Sinaqara[4][5] is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,471 metres (17,949 ft) high.[1] It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Ccarhuayo and Ocongate.[6] Cinajara lies southwest of the Jolljepunco. The annual religious Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place at the foot of the mountains Cinajara and Jolljepunco.[3]

References

1. Peru 1:100 000, Ocongate (28-t). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
2. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, Peru: "Cinajara 5471m, P.5310m: N. of Ocongate: 1-1979 via S.E. ridge."
3. Busch, Oskar E. (2001). Peru für Trekker und Bergsteiger: 56 Wanderungen und 11 Bergbesteigungen in den peruanischen Anden (in German). Bergverlag Rother GmbH. p. 263. ISBN 9783763327058.
4. La civilización andina: nuevo enfoque científico, filosófico y tecnológico (in Spanish). Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2006. p. 119.
5. Millones, Luis; Ōnuki, Yoshio (1994). El mundo ceremonial andino (in Spanish). Editorial Horizonte. p. 303.
6. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region) showing "Nevado Cinajara"