Sasawini
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Sasawini | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 16°57′30″S 70°20′34″W / 16.95833°S 70.34278°WCoordinates: 16°57′30″S 70°20′34″W / 16.95833°S 70.34278°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Tacna Region |
Parent range | Andes |
Sasawini (sasawi (hispaniziced spelling sasahui) local name for Leucheria daucifolia,[2] -ni an Aymara suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the sasawi", hispanicized spellings Sasahuine, Sasahuini)[1][3] is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. It lies southeast of a lake named Such'i (Suches). Jichu Qullu is south of it.[1]
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