Asnu Wañusqa
| Asnu Wañusqa | |
|---|---|
 The Colca River and Asnu Wañusqa northwest of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,245 m (17,208 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 15°25′40″S 72°11′01″W / 15.42778°S 72.18361°WCoordinates: 15°25′40″S 72°11′01″W / 15.42778°S 72.18361°W |
| Geography | |
  Asnu Wañusqa Peru | |
| 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-metre-high (17,208 ft) 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 2 "Cerro Asnohuañusja". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)
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