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Qarwa K'uchu

Coordinates: 14°53′47″S 72°53′54″W / 14.89639°S 72.89833°W / -14.89639; -72.89833
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Qarwa K'uchu
Qarwa K'uchu is located in Peru
Qarwa K'uchu
Qarwa K'uchu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°53′47″S 72°53′54″W / 14.89639°S 72.89833°W / -14.89639; -72.89833
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Qarwa K'uchu (Quechua qarwa pale, yellowish, golden, k'uchu corner,[2][3] "yellowish corner", Hispanicized spelling Carhuacucho) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Pampamarca District. Qarwa K'uchu lies northwest of Kimsa Qaqa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
  2. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.