Ch'uwaña (Lari)

For the mountain in the Huanca District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa Region, Peru, see Ch'uwaña (Huanca).
Ch'uwaña
Ch'uwaña

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,108.1 m (16,759 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°24′42″S 71°43′54.5″W / 15.41167°S 71.731806°W / -15.41167; -71.731806Coordinates: 15°24′42″S 71°43′54.5″W / 15.41167°S 71.731806°W / -15.41167; -71.731806
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Lari District
Parent range Andes, Chila

Ch'uwaña (Aymara for oozing of water and other liquids / melting of metals and other things,[2] hispanicized spelling Chuaña) is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,108.1 metres (16,759 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Lari District. Ch'uwaña lies north of Kiwicha and Mismi and west of Pukara. The lake Qarwaqucha (Quecha for "yellowish lake", hispanicized Carhuacocha) lies at its feet.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1(Arequipa Region)


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