Qarwa Urqu

Qarwa Urqu
Qarwa Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°47′46″S 72°45′04″W / 14.79611°S 72.75111°W / -14.79611; -72.75111Coordinates: 14°47′46″S 72°45′04″W / 14.79611°S 72.75111°W / -14.79611; -72.75111 
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Qarwa Urqu (Quechua qarwa pale, yellowish, golden, urqu mountain,[2][3] "yellowish mountain", hispanicized spelling Carhua Orjo) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Huaynacotas District. Qarwa Urqu lies at the Yana Wanaku valley ("black guanaco", Yanahuanaco) northeast of Aqu Suntu and east of Wayrawiri.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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