Sahuasiray

#149 among destinations in Peru

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Sahuasiray, Sawasiray, Colque Cruz or Ccolque Cruz, is one of the highest mountains in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,818 metres high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, northwest of Calca. It is situated northeast of Chicón and Canchacanchajasa, southeast of Sirihuani and northwest of Condorhuachana. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1963Elevation: 19088 ftProminence: 6299 ftCoordinates: 13°12'50"S, 71°59'18"W

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Sahuasiray – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Queuñacocha, Sirihuani, Chicón, Ancasmarca.

5.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Queuñacocha
146 min walk • Queuñacocha or Hatun Queuñacocha is a small lake in the Urubamba mountain range of the Cusco Region, Lares District, Calca Province, Peru. The lake lies north of Chicón, Sirihuani and Parorjo and southwest of Quisuarani, at an altitude of about 4,170 m. It is 200 metres long, and 140 metres wide at its widest point.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sirihuani
101 min walk • Sirihuani or Sirijuani is a 5,359-metre-high mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, in the districts of Calca and Lares.
4.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chicón
123 min walk • Chicón or Chicon is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,530 m high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District and in the Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. It is situated northeast of the town of Yucay, southeast of Pumahuanca and southwest of the Sirihuani.
2.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ancasmarca
67 min walk • Ancasmarca, also known as Pitusiray or Sallcasa, is a 5,198-metre-high mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, north of the Vilcanota River.
6.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Quellacocha
162 min walk • Quellacocha is a small lake in the Cusco Region in Peru. It is situated in the Urubamba mountain range at a height of about 4,170 metres. Quellacocha lies south west of the village Lares and north of the mountains Chicón and Sirihuani.
5.6 miNW
Archaeological site
Quispiguanca
144 min walk • Quispiguanca, also Q'espihuanca and Q'espiwanka, was a royal estate of the Inca emperor Huayna Capac. The ruins of the estate are located in the northern part of the present-day town of Urubamba, Peru at an elevation of 2,910 metres.
4.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pitusiray
109 min walk • Pitusiray is a 4,991-metre-high mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, north of the Vilcanota River.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Huamanchoque
86 min walk • Huamanchoque is a 5,156-metre-high mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, north of the Vilcanota River.
1.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Canchacanchajasa
37 min walk • Canchacanchajasa is a 4,987-metre-high mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, north of the Urubamba River.
4.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chulluncunayoc
115 min walk • Chulluncunayoc is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, east of the Urubamba mountain range.
5.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pucaccocha
147 min walk • Pucaccocha is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m high It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District. It lies in the eastern extensions of the Urubamba mountain range, northeast of Sahuasiray.