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Jatunjasa (Cusco)

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Location
  
Peru, Cusco Region

Mountain range
  
Andes

Elevation
  
5,338 m

Parent range
  
Vilcabamba mountain range

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Jatunjasa (possibly from Quechua hatun big, q'asa mountain pass, "big mountain pass"), also known as Incachiriasca (possibly from Inka Inca, chiriyasqa cooled, "cooled Inca"), is a 5,338-metre-high (17,513 ft) mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Limatambo District, and in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District. Jatunjasa lies south of Salcantay.

Incachiriasca is also the name of the Salcantay glacier at 13°21′10″S 72°32′05″W between Salcantay and Jatunjasa.

References

Jatunjasa (Cusco) Wikipedia