Jolljepunco
| Jolljepunco | |
|---|---|
| Sasahui | |
 Quyllur Rit'i festival at the foothills of Cinajara and Jolljepunco | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,522 m (18,117 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 13°31′09″S71°12′24″W/ 13.51917°S 71.20667°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Jolljepunco Peru | |
| Location | Peru,Cusco Region |
| Parent range | Andes,Vilcanota |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1-1961[2] |
Jolljepunco(possibly fromQuechuaqullqimoney, silver,p'unqupond, reservoir, tank; dam,[3]"silver pond" ),Colquepunco(possibly fromQuechuapunkudoor, "silver door" )[3]orSasahui(sasawi) local name forLeucheria daucifolia,[4]-nianAymarasuffixto indicate ownership, "the one with the sasawi plant", HispanicizedSasahuini) is a mountain in theAndesofPeruand the name of a lake near the peak. The mountain is about 5,522 metres (18,117 ft) high. It is situated in the northern extensions of theVilcanotamountain range in theCusco Region,Quispicanchi Province,in the districtsCcarhuayoandOcongateand in thePaucartambo Province,Kosñipata District.Jolljepunco lies northwest of the lakeSingrenacocha,southeast ofMinasnioc.[1][5]The lake named Jolljepunco is situated south of the mountain at13°32′04″S71°12′29″W/ 13.53444°S 71.20806°W.[6]
The annualQuyllur Rit'ifestival takes place at the foot of the mountains Jolljepunco andCinajara.Theukukus(Cusco Quechuaukukuspectacled bear(or just 'bear'), also a character in the Andeanmythology)[7]of all the groups climb the glaciers of Jolljepunco and spend the night there. They return, carrying on their backs huge ice blocks for the people of their community. The waters of the mountain are believed to heal the body and the mind.[8][9][10]
References[edit]
- ^abc"Nevado Jolljepunco".IGN, Peru.RetrievedJanuary 30,2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, Peru: "Sasahuini (Colquepuncu IV, Julia): 1-1961"
- ^abTeofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007).Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua(PDF).La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^SERNAP, Reserva Paisajística Sub Cuenca del Cotahuasi, Zona Turismo
- ^escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1(Cusco Region)
- ^"Laguna Jolljepunco".IGN, Peru. Archived fromthe originalon January 21, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 30,2015.
- ^Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua,Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005
- ^Robert Randall,Qoyllur Rit'i, An Inca Fiesta of the Pleiades: Reflections on Time & Space in the Andean World
- ^landofwinds.blogspot.deThe festival of Qoyllur Rit'i
- ^María Constanza Ceruti,Qoyllur Riti: etnografia de un peregrinaje ritual de raiz incaica por las altas montañas del Sur de Peru(in Spanish)