Asnu Wañusqa

Asnu Wañusqa
Asnu Wañusqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,245 m (17,208 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°25′40″S 72°11′01″W / 15.42778°S 72.18361°W / -15.42778; -72.18361Coordinates: 15°25′40″S 72°11′01″W / 15.42778°S 72.18361°W / -15.42778; -72.18361
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent range Andes, Chila

Asnu Wañusqa (Quechua asnu donkey (from Spanish asno), wañuy die, -sqa a suffix (wañusqa died, dead)[2] hispanicized spelling Asnohuañusja) is a 5,245 m (17,208 ft) high mountain in the western part of the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It lies in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. It is situated southwest of Chila and Chuqi Pirwa, and northwest of Yuraq Q'asa.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Asnohuañusja". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)


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