Qarwa Urqu

For the mountain in the Huancavelica Region, Peru, see Qarwa Urqu (Huancavelica).
Qarwa Urqu
Qarwa Urqu

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Range Andes, Wansu
Coordinates 14°47′46″S 72°45′04″W / 14.79611°S 72.75111°WCoordinates: 14°47′46″S 72°45′04″W / 14.79611°S 72.75111°W

Qarwa Urqu (Quechua qarwa pale, yellowish, golden, urqu mountain,[2][3] "yellowish mountain", hispanicized spelling Carhua Orjo) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Huaynacotas District. Qarwa Urqu lies at the Yana Wanaku valley ("black guanaco", Yanahuanaco) northeast of Aqu Suntu and east of Wayrawiri.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
  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)