Huañacagua Explained

Huañacagua
Elevation M:5200
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Chila
Language:Quechua
Location:Peru, Arequipa Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-15.33°N -72.2417°W

Huañacagua (possibly from Aymara waña dry, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,[2] "dry brook" or "dry ravine") is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5200m (17,100feet) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Huañacagua lies northwest of Chuañuma and southwest of Aceruta.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)
  2. Web site: Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición. Félix Layme Pairumani. July 22, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130902185052/http://www.aymara.ucb.edu.bo/html/diccionario/dicframe.html. September 2, 2013.