Sach'a Hirka

Sach'a Hirka
Sach'a Hirka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°50′16″S 77°29′39″W / 9.83778°S 77.49417°W / -9.83778; -77.49417Coordinates: 9°50′16″S 77°29′39″W / 9.83778°S 77.49417°W / -9.83778; -77.49417
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Negra

Sach'a Hirka (Quechua sach'a tree, Ancash Quechua hirka mountain,[2][3] "tree mountain", also spelled Sachajirca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It lies in the Ancash Region on the border of the Aija Province, Aija District, and the Recuay Province, Catac District. Sach'a Hirka lies northwest of Yana Kunkush.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Aija Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006



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