Qarwaqucha (Quechua qarwa yellowish, qucha lake,[2][3] "yellowish lake", also spelled Carhuacocha), also known as Qarwa Punta (Quechua for "yellowish peak (or ridge)",[2][4] also spelled Carhuapunta) or Flery Punta, is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Santa Province, Cáceres del Perú District, near a little lake of that name. It reaches a height of 5,070 m (16,634 ft).[1][5]
| Qarwaqucha | |
|---|---|
 Qarwaqucha as seen from Jimbe | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,070[1] m (16,630 ft) |
| Coordinates | 8°57′17.8″S 77°58′0.1″W / 8.954944°S 77.966694°W |
| Geography | |
  Qarwaqucha Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Negra |
The lake named Qarwaqucha lies southeast of the peak at 8°57′35″S 77°57′26″W / 8.95972°S 77.95722°W.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Informe de Redinción de Cuentas y Transferencia, Directiva No. 008-2014-CG/PCOR, Contraloría General de la República, Jimbe - Perú, 2014
- ^ a b "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Santa Province (Ancash Region)
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