Qarwa Q'asa

Qarwa Q'asa
Qarwa Q'asa

Peru

Elevation 5,005 m (16,421 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Range Andes, Chunta
Coordinates 12°51′08″S 75°26′06″W / 12.85222°S 75.43500°WCoordinates: 12°51′08″S 75°26′06″W / 12.85222°S 75.43500°W[1]

Qarwa Q'asa (Quechua qarwa pale, yellowish, golden, q'asa mountain pass,[2][3] "yellowish pass", hispanicized spelling Carhuajasa) is a 5,005-metre (16,421 ft) high mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, on the border of the districts of Chupamarca and Aurahuá. Qarwa Q'asa lies west of Ichhu Rutuna, northwest of Wallu Q'asa and Phiruru Urqu and northeast of Wichinka Lake.[1][4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cerro Carhuajasa". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)