Arichuwa | |
Elevation M: | 5185 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Andes |
Location: | Peru, Puno Region |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | -16.6042°N -70.035°W |
Arichua or Arechua (possibly from Aymara or Quechua for a kind of potatoes,[2]) is a volcano[1] in the Andes of Peru, about 5185m (17,011feet) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, in the south of the Acora District. Arichua lies southwest of the mountain Coline and north of Quinaquinani.[3]