Ch'uwaña (Lari)

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

Peru

Elevation 5,108.1 m (16,759 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Lari District
Range Andes
Coordinates 15°24′42″S 71°43′54.5″W / 15.41167°S 71.731806°WCoordinates: 15°24′42″S 71°43′54.5″W / 15.41167°S 71.731806°W

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 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 the mountains Kiwicha and Mismi and west of the mountain 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)