Cahuish

For the mountain in the Lima Region, Peru, see Qawi.
Cahuish

The southern slope of Cahuish(on the left) at the road above Qiruqucha
Highest point
Elevation 4,900 m (16,100 ft)
Coordinates 9°40′47″S 77°14′58″W / 9.67972°S 77.24944°W / -9.67972; -77.24944Coordinates: 9°40′47″S 77°14′58″W / 9.67972°S 77.24944°W / -9.67972; -77.24944
Geography
Cahuish

Location in Peru

Location Ancash, Peru
Parent range Cordillera Blanca

Cahuish[1][2] (possibly from Quechua qawi put into the sun)[3] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high.[2] It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavin de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Ticapampa District. Cahuish lies southwest of the mountain and the archaeological site of Waraqayuq[4] and southeast of Yanamarey.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
  2. 1 2 3 Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Centro Nacional de Información Cultural, Contribución para un primer inventario general de sitios arqueológicos del Perú, Lima 2001


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