Janq'u Q'awa (Cusco)

Janq'u Q'awa
Janq'u Q'awa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°13′35″S 71°08′01″W / 15.22639°S 71.13361°W / -15.22639; -71.13361Coordinates: 15°13′35″S 71°08′01″W / 15.22639°S 71.13361°W / -15.22639; -71.13361 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
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 Ancocahua) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, on the border of the districts of Condoroma and Ocoruro. Janq'u Q'awa lies southwest of Isankani and Aqhu Phichaqa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)
  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. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2015.


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