Aceruta | |
Elevation M: | 5400 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Andes |
Language: | Aymara |
Location: | Peru, Arequipa Region |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 240 |
Coordinates: | -15.3144°N -72.2189°W |
Aceruta (possibly from Aymara asiru snail, uta house,[2] "snail" or -ta a suffix, "from the snail") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5400m (17,700feet) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. It lies north-west of the mountain Huayta and north-east of the mountain Huañacagua.[1]