Location Peru, Cusco Region Elevation 5,522 m | First ascent 1-1961 | |
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Mountain range Cordillera Vilcanota, Andes Parent ranges Andes, Cordillera Vilcanota People also search for Sinaqara, Japu Punta, Hatun Allpapata | ||
Qullqip'unqu (Quechua qullqi money, silver, p'unqu pond, reservoir, tank; dam, "silver pond", hispanicized spellings Colquepunco, Jolljepunco, Jollyepunco), Qullqipunku (punku door, "silver door") or Sasawini (sasawi (hispaniziced spelling sasahui) local name for Leucheria daucifolia, -ni an Aymara suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the sasawi plant", hispanicized Sasahuini) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru and the name of a lake near the peak. The mountain is about 5,522 metres (18,117 ft) high. It is situated in the northern extensions of the Willkanuta mountain range in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Ccarhuayo and Ocongate and in the Paucartambo Province, Kosñipata District. Qullqip'unqu lies northwest of the lake Sinkrinaqucha, southeast of Minasniyuq. The lake named Qullqip'unqu is situated south of the mountain at 13°32′04″S 71°12′29″W.
Map of Qullqipunku, Peru
The annual Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place at the foot of the mountains Qullqip'unqu and Sinaqara. The ukukus (Cusco Quechua ukuku spectacled bear (or just 'bear'), also a character in the Andean mythology) of all the groups climb the glaciers of Qullqip'unqu and spend the night there. They return, carrying on their backs huge ice blocks for the people of their community. The waters of the mountain are believed to heal the body and the mind.