Qawish
| Qawish | |
|---|---|
 The southern slope of Qawish (on the left) at the road above Qiruqucha | |
| Elevation | 4,900 m (16,100 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
  Qawish Location in Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Range | Cordillera Blanca |
| Coordinates | 9°40′47″S 77°14′58″W / 9.67972°S 77.24944°WCoordinates: 9°40′47″S 77°14′58″W / 9.67972°S 77.24944°W |
Qawish (in the local variant, Quechua qawi put in the sun,[2] hispanicized spelling Cahuish) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavin de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Ticapampa District. Qawish lies southwest of the mountain and the archaeological site of Waraqayuq[3] and southeast of Yanamaray and Yanarahu.
References
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Centro Nacional de Información Cultural, Contribución para un primer inventario general de sitios arqueológicos del Perú, Lima 2001