Artisa

Artisa
Artisa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°27′35″S 77°16′39″W / 9.45972°S 77.27750°W / -9.45972; -77.27750Coordinates: 9°27′35″S 77°16′39″W / 9.45972°S 77.27750°W / -9.45972; -77.27750
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Artisa (Quechua for a wooden boat,[2] also spelled Arteza) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huantar District. Artisa lies at the Qarwakancha valley, southeast of Antap'iti and Kayish and northeast of Qarwakancha and Map'arahu.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Asunción Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Leoncio Gutiérrez Camacho et al., Apurimaqpaq Runasimi Taqe, Diccionario de Quechua Apurimeño (Quechua-Spanish dictionary for Apurímac), 2007


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