Samacasa

Samacasa
The Colca River and Samacasa northwest of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation	5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates	15°25′09″S 72°06′22″W
Geography
Samacasa Peru
Location	Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range	Andes, Chila

Samacasa (possibly from Aymara sama color, Quechua sama rest, break, q'asa mountain pass)[2][3] is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 m (17,100 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Samacasa lies north of Airicoto.[1]

References

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province (1) (Arequipa Region)
2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.