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]