Qarwa Urqu (Huancavelica)

For the mountain in the Areequipa Region, Peru, see Qarwa Urqu.
Qarwa Urqu
Qarwa Urqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°54′15″S 75°10′06″W / 12.90417°S 75.16833°W / -12.90417; -75.16833Coordinates: 12°54′15″S 75°10′06″W / 12.90417°S 75.16833°W / -12.90417; -75.16833
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Qarwa Urqu (Quechua qarwa pale, yellowish, golden, urqu mountain,[2][3] "yellowish mountain", hispanicized spelling Jarhua Orjo) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It lies in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica District, northwest of Antarasu.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ "Cerro Jarhua Orjo". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 12, 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/6/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.