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Saxa Q'awa

#845 among destinations in Peru

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Saxa Q'awa location map
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Elevation: 16404 ftCoordinates: 14°58'42"S, 72°22'19"W
Location

ArequipaPeru

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Saxa Q'awa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pillune, Ch'uwañuma, Kunturi, Ancojahua Mountain.

  • pillune cotahuasi subbasin landscape reserve location map
    4 miW
    Mountain

    Pillune, Cotahuasi Subbasin Landscape Reserve

    101 min walk • Pillune is a mountain in the Huanzo mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Pillune lies west of Ancojahua, northwest of Quelcata and northeast of Chuañuma.

  • chuwanuma location map
    5 miW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Ch'uwañuma

    129 min walk • Chuañuma is a mountain in the Huanzo mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. It is situated south of the river Ojoruro, also known as Sumana or Cotahuasi, which flows to the Cotahuasi Canyon in the southwest.

  • kunturi location map
    4.8 miN
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Kunturi

    123 min walk • Condori is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District, south of the lake named Ranracocha.

  • ancojahua mountain location map
    1.4 miN
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Ancojahua Mountain

    36 min walk • Ancojahua is a mountain in the Huanzo mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, Cayarani District, and in the La Unión Province, Puyca District.

  • yana yana location map
    2.1 miN
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Yana Yana

    54 min walk • Yana Yana is a 5,321-metre-high mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, Cayarani District, and in the La Unión Province, Puyca District. Yana Yana lies northeast of Janq'u Q'awa and southeast of Kunturi.

Where to next? Visit arequipa Arequipa region page or discover the top tourist attractions in Peru.

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