Salcantay
[ sal-kuhn-tahy; Spanish sahl-kahn-tahy ]
noun
a mountain in the Andes in S central Peru: highest peak in the Cordillera Vilcabamba. 20,574 feet (6,271 meters).
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Not far away is another magnificent snow-capped peak, Mt. Salcantay, 20,565 feet above the sea.
Inca Land | Hiram BinghamFrom the distant peaks of Salcantay and its neighbors well-fed streams descend to fill the irrigation channels.
The Andes of Southern Peru | Isaiah Bowman
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