Janq'u Q'awa (Melgar)

This article is about the mountain in the Melgar Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Janq'u Q'awa.
Janq'u Q'awa
Janq'u Q'awa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,435.1 m (14,551 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°39′22″S 70°32′22″W / 14.65611°S 70.53944°W / -14.65611; -70.53944Coordinates: 14°39′22″S 70°32′22″W / 14.65611°S 70.53944°W / -14.65611; -70.53944
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Melgar Province
Parent range Andes

Janq'u Q'awa (Aymara janq'u white, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,[2][3] "white brook" or "white ravine", hispanicized spelling Ancoccahua) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,435.1 metres (14,551 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Orurillo District. Janq'u Q'awa lies southeast of the La Raya mountain range at the lake Janq'uquta, northwest of it.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)


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