Location Peru, Cusco Region Elevation 5,471 m | First ascent 1-1979 via S.E. ridge. | |
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Mountain range Cordillera Vilcanota, Andes Parent ranges Andes, Cordillera Vilcanota People also search for Qullqip'unqu, Japu Punta |
Sinaqara (hispanicized spellings Cinajara, Sinacara, Sinaccara) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,471 metres (17,949 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Ccarhuayo and Ocongate. Sinaqara lies southwest of the Qullqipunku. The annual religious Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place at the foot of the mountains Sinaqara and Qullqipunku. A church at Sinaqara is a place of pilgrimage and central to the proceedings.
Map of Sinaqara, Peru
The river Sinaqara originates near the mountain. It is a tributary of the T'inkimayu.
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Sinaqara Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA