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Saraqutu

mountain in Peru

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ17782696 ↗
Source-derived summary

Saraqutu (Quechua sara maize, qutu heap, "maize heap", Hispanicized spelling Saraccoto) is a mountain in the Arequipa Region in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the La Unión Province, in the districts Cotahuasi and Tomepampa, and in the Condesuyos Province, Salamanca District. Saraqutu lies west of the mountains Sunqu Urqu and Kuntur Sayana.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Saraqutu” as mountain in Peru. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Saraqutu, mountain and Peru.

Editorial reviewMost useful as a place-based finding aid connecting the present description to earlier jurisdictions, maps and built evidence. The current 61-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Saraqutu, mountain and Peru providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Saraqutu”, the useful work is to connect “mountain in Peru” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q17782696. Authority coordinates are -15.255, -72.787. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.

Critical limits

Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Saraqutu”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Saraqutu primary sources, Saraqutu archive and Saraqutu research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Saraqutu”?
  2. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from “Saraqutu” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.