Qallwa (Andagua)

Qallwa
Qallwa
	Coropuna (snow-covered) and Qallwa (to the right) as seen from the ISS (north is to the upper right part of this image)
Highest point
Elevation	5,110 m (16,770 ft)
Coordinates	15°30′49″S 72°26′38″W / 15.51361°S 72.44389°W
Naming
Language of name	Quechua
Geography
	Qallwa Peru
Location	Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range	Andes

Qallwa (Quechua for a little branch, also for an instrument out of wood or bones which the weavers use to press the threads of the cloth,^[2] Hispanicized spelling Jallhua) is a 5,110-metre-high (16,765 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Cerro Jallhua". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)

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[ign-1] "Cerro Jallhua". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 8, 2015.

[2] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.

[escale-3] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)

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