Ch'uwaña (Huanca)

For the mountain in the Lari District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa Region, Peru, see Ch'uwaña (Lari).
Ch'uwaña
Ch'uwaña

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,679.3 m (15,352 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°56′37″S 71°49′1″W / 15.94361°S 71.81694°W / -15.94361; -71.81694Coordinates: 15°56′37″S 71°49′1″W / 15.94361°S 71.81694°W / -15.94361; -71.81694
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province
Parent range Andes

Ch'uwaña (Aymara for oozing of water and other liquids / melting of metals and other things,[2] hispanicized spelling Chuaña) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,679.3 metres (15,352 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Huanca District. Ch'uwaña lies south-east of the dormant volcano Ampato.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  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. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Arequipa Province N (Arequipa Region)


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