Janq'u Q'awa | |
Elevation M: | 4435.1 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Andes |
Location: | Peru, Puno Region, Melgar Province |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 240 |
Coordinates: | -14.6561°N -70.5394°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 Ancoccahua) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4435.1m (14,550.9feet) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Orurillo District. Janq'u Q'awa lies southeast of the La Raya mountain range at the lake Janq'uquta, northwest of it.[3]