Janq'u Q'awa (El Collao) Explained

Janq'u Q'awa
Elevation M:5000
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Puno Region, El Collao Province
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-16.825°N -69.9078°W

Janq'u Q'awa (Aymara janq'u white, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,[2] "white brook" or "white ravine", Hispanicized spelling Aconcahua) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5000m (16,000feet) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District. It lies northeast of the lake Lurisquta.

Janq'u Q'awa is also the name of an intermittent stream which originates near the mountain. It flows to Lurisquta.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)
  2. Web site: Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición . Félix Layme Pairumani . January 1, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130902185052/http://www.aymara.ucb.edu.bo/html/diccionario/dicframe.html . September 2, 2013 .