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Saxa Q'awa

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Parent range
  
Andes, Wansu

Mountain range
  
Andes

Elevation
  
5,000 m

Saxa Q'awa

Location
  
Peru, Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, La UniĆ³n Province

Saxa Q'awa (Aymara saxa hollow, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, "hollow brook", hispanicized spelling Sacsajahua) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, Cayarani District. Saxa Q'awa lies south of Janq'u Q'awa between the Puma Ranra valley in the west and a lake name Anqasqucha (Quechua for "blue lake") in the east.

References

Saxa Q'awa Wikipedia