Qarwa Urqu (Huancavelica)

For the mountain in the Areequipa Region, Peru, see Qarwa Urqu.
Qarwa Urqu
Qarwa Urqu

Peru

Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Range Andes, Chunta
Coordinates 12°54′15″S 75°10′06″W / 12.90417°S 75.16833°WCoordinates: 12°54′15″S 75°10′06″W / 12.90417°S 75.16833°W

Qarwa Urqu (Quechua qarwa pale, yellowish, golden, urqu mountain,[2][3] "yellowish mountain", hispanicized spelling Jarhua Orjo) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It lies in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica District, northwest of Antarasu.[1][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica 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)
  4. "Cerro Jarhua Orjo". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 12, 2015.