Qarwachuku

Qarwachuku
Qarwachuku

Peru

Elevation 5,507 m (18,068 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Junín Region
Range Andes, Paryaqaqa
Coordinates 11°51′08″S 76°3′18″W / 11.85222°S 76.05500°WCoordinates: 11°51′08″S 76°3′18″W / 11.85222°S 76.05500°W[2]

Qarwachuku (Quechua qarwa yellowish, chuku hat,[3][4] "yellowish hat", hispanicized spelling Carhuachuco) is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,507 metres (18,068 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, in the districts Suitucancha and Yauli. Qarwachuku lies south of the mountain Putka and south-west of the lake Putkaqucha.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ acta primer taller.pdf - Gobierno Regional Junín
  2. ↑ "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  6. ↑ "Lagunas". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 11, 2014.