Jolljepunco (possibly from Quechua qullqi money, silver, p'unqu pond, reservoir, tank; dam, "silver pond"), Colquepunco (possibly from Quechua punku door, "silver door") or Sasahui (sasawi) local name for Leucheria daucifolia,SERNAP, Reserva Paisajística Sub Cuenca del Cotahuasi, Zona Turismo -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 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.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1(Cusco Region) The lake named Jolljepunco is situated south of the mountain at .
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)Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 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.Robert Randall, Qoyllur Rit'i, An Inca Fiesta of the Pleiades: Reflections on Time & Space in the Andean Worldlandofwinds.blogspot.de The festival of Qoyllur Rit'iMaría Constanza Ceruti, Qoyllur Riti: etnografia de un peregrinaje ritual de raiz incaica por las altas montañas del Sur de Peru (in Spanish)
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