Carhuachuco Explained

Carhuachuco
Map:	Peru
Location:	Peru, Junín Region
Elevation M:	5507
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Range:	Andes, Pariacaca
Coordinates:	-11.8522°N -76.055°W
Coordinates Ref:	^[2]
Map Size:	240

Carhuachuco (possibly from Quechua qarwa yellowish, chuku hat)^{[3] [4]} is a mountain in the Pariacaca mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5507m (18,068feet) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, in the districts Suitucancha and Yauli. Carhuachuco lies south of the mountain Putka and south-west of the lake Putkaqucha.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. acta primer taller.pdf - Gobierno Regional Junín
2. Web site: Nevados. . IGN, Peru. June 10, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812150342/http://www.ign.gob.pe/index.php?PG=Nomenclatorp&OPC=13&paginasok=3. August 12, 2014. dead.
3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
4. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
6. Web site: Lagunas. . IGN, Peru. June 11, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714232934/http://www.ign.gob.pe/index.php?PG=Nomenclatorp&OPC=11&paginasok=229. July 14, 2014. dead.