Waña Q'awa

For the mountain in the Tacna Region, Peru, see Waña Q'awa (Tacna). For the village in Chile, see Guañacagua.
Waña Q'awa
Waña Q'awa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°19′48″S 72°14′30″W / 15.33000°S 72.24167°W / -15.33000; -72.24167Coordinates: 15°19′48″S 72°14′30″W / 15.33000°S 72.24167°W / -15.33000; -72.24167
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Waña Q'awa (Aymara waña dry, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,[2][3] "dry brook" or "dry ravine", hispanicized spelling Huañacagua) is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Waña Q'awa lies northwest of Ch'uwañuma and southwest of Asiruta.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa 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. Retrieved July 22, 2014.


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