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Capacsaya

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Location
  
Peru, Cusco Region

Mountain range
  
Andes

Elevation
  
5,044 m

Parent range
  
Andes

Capacsaya

Similar
  
Pumahuanca, Sirihuani, Canchacanchajasa, Sinaqara, Chicón

Capacsaya, Ccapacsaya (possibly from Quechua qhapaq mighty, saya slope, "mighty slope"), Media Luna or Huayurioc is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,044 metres (16,549 ft) high. 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.

Map of Qhapaqsaya, Peru

References

Capacsaya Wikipedia