Qarwarasu (Ayacucho)

For the mountain in the Huancavelica Region, Peru, see Qarwarasu (Huancavelica).
Qarwarasu
Highest point
Elevation 5,112 m (16,772 ft)
Coordinates 14°19′55″S 73°45′25″W / 14.33194°S 73.75694°W / -14.33194; -73.75694Coordinates: 14°19′55″S 73°45′25″W / 14.33194°S 73.75694°W / -14.33194; -73.75694
Geography
Qarwarasu

Peru

Location Peru, Ayacucho Region
Parent range Andes

Qarwarasu (Quechua, qarwa leaf worm; larva of a beetle; pale, yellowish, golden,[1] Ancash Quechua rasu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[2] hispanicized spellings Carhuaraso, Carhuarasu, Carhuarazo, Ccarhuaraso, Ccarhuarasu, Ccarhuarazo, Qarwarazo) is a volcano[3][4] in the Andes of Peru, about 5,112 m (16,772 ft) high. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Chipao District as well as in the Sucre Province, Soras District.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua_Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ babylon.com
  3. ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru
  4. ↑ uni-geochem.gwdg.de
  5. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Sucre Province (Ayacucho Region)


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