Jolljepunco

For the mountain in the Tacna Region, Peru, see Sasawini.

Jolljepunco (possibly from Quechua qullqi money, silver, p'unqu pond, reservoir, tank; dam,^[3] "silver pond"), Colquepunco (possibly from Quechua punku door, "silver door")^[3] or Sasahui (sasawi) local name for Leucheria daucifolia,^[4] -ni an Aymara suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the sasawi plant", Hispanicized Sasahuini) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru and 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 the Vilcanota mountain range in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Ccarhuayo and Ocongate and in the Paucartambo Province, Kosñipata District. Jolljepunco lies northwest of the lake Singrenacocha, southeast of Minasnioc.^[1][5] The lake named Jolljepunco is situated south of the mountain at 13°32′04″S 71°12′29″W.^[6]

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″S 71°12′24″W[1]
Geography
Jolljepunco Peru
Location	Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range	Andes, Vilcanota
Climbing
First ascent	1-1961[2]

The annual Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place at the foot of the mountains Jolljepunco and Cinajara. The ukukus (Cusco Quechua ukuku spectacled bear (or just 'bear'), also a character in the Andean mythology)^[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

1. "Nevado Jolljepunco". IGN, Peru. Retrieved January 30, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, Peru: "Sasahuini (Colquepuncu IV, Julia): 1-1961"
3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
4. SERNAP, Reserva Paisajística Sub Cuenca del Cotahuasi, Zona Turismo
5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1(Cusco Region)
6. "Laguna Jolljepunco". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
7. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005
8. Robert Randall, Qoyllur Rit'i, An Inca Fiesta of the Pleiades: Reflections on Time & Space in the Andean World
9. landofwinds.blogspot.de The festival of Qoyllur Rit'i
10. María Constanza Ceruti, Qoyllur Riti: etnografia de un peregrinaje ritual de raiz incaica por las altas montañas del Sur de Peru (in Spanish)