Ch'uwañuma
For the mountain in the La Unión Province, Arequipa Region, Peru, see Ch'uwañuma (La Unión).
Ch'uwañuma | |
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Ch'uwañuma Peru | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 15°22′9″S 72°13′39″W / 15.36917°S 72.22750°WCoordinates: 15°22′9″S 72°13′39″W / 15.36917°S 72.22750°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province |
Parent range | Andes |
Ch'uwañuma (Aymara ch'uwaña oozing of water and other liquids / melting of metals and other things, uma water,[2] "oozing water", hispanicized spelling Chuañuma) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Ch'uwañuma lies south-east of the mountain Waña Q'awa at a valley named P'unquwayq'u (Quechua for "pond valley" or "dam valley", hispanicized Puncuhuaico). Its stream flows to Chachas.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)
- ↑ 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)
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