Qarwarasu (Huancavelica)

For the mountain in the Ayacucho Region, Peru, see Qarwarasu (Ayacucho).
Qarwarasu
Qarwarasu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,169 m (16,959 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°57′49″S 75°02′14″W / 12.96361°S 75.03722°W / -12.96361; -75.03722Coordinates: 12°57′49″S 75°02′14″W / 12.96361°S 75.03722°W / -12.96361; -75.03722 [1]
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Qarwarasu (Quechua, qarwa leaf worm; larva of a beetle; pale, yellowish, golden,[2] Ancash Quechua rasu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[3] hispanicized spelling Carhuarazo) is a 5,169-metre (16,959 ft) high mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District, and in the Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica District. Qarwarasu is situated southeast of Kuntur Wamani and Wamanrasu. Its highest peak is on the border of the provinces. Two other peaks which reach 5,062 metres (16,608 ft) and more than 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) lie to the northeast in the Huancavelica District.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nevado Carhuarazo". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua_Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ babylon.com
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)


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