Arichuwa (El Collao-Chucuito)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the El Collao Province and the Chucuito Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Arichuwa.

Arichuwa
Arichuwa Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates	16°49′59″S 69°33′56″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Puno Region, Chucuito Province, El Collao Province
Parent range	Andes

Arichuwa (Aymara or Quechua for a kind of potatoes, Hispanicized spelling Arichua) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District, and in the Chucuito Province, Pisacoma District. Arichuwa lies north of the peaks of Qarwa P'iq'iña.

Arichuwa is also the name of an intermittent stream which originates north of the mountain. It flows to the northwest.