Qarwaqucha (Ancash)
This article is about the mountain at a little lake of that name in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qarwaqucha.
| Qarwaqucha | |
|---|---|
 Qarwaqucha as seen from Jimbe | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,070[1] m (16,630 ft) |
| Coordinates | 8°57′17.8″S 77°58′0.1″W / 8.954944°S 77.966694°WCoordinates: 8°57′17.8″S 77°58′0.1″W / 8.954944°S 77.966694°W |
| Geography | |
  Qarwaqucha Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Negra |
Qarwaqucha (Quechua qarwa yellowish, qucha lake,[2][3] "yellowish lake", hispanicized spelling Carhuacocha), also known as Qarwapunta (Quechua for "yellowish front", hispanicized Carhuapunta) or Flery Punta, is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Santa Province, Cáceres del Perú District, near a little lake of that name. It reaches a height of 5,070 m (16,634 ft).[1][4]
The lake named Qarwaqucha lies southeast of the peak at 8°57′35″S 77°57′26″W / 8.95972°S 77.95722°W.[4]
References
- 1 2 Informe de Redinción de Cuentas y Transferencia, Directiva No. 008-2014-CG/PCOR, Contraloría General de la República, Jimbe - Perú, 2014
- ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Santa Province (Ancash Region)
See also
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