Janq'u Q'awa (Melgar) Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South America Maps. . Joint Operations Graphic. July 19, 2014.
  2. Web site: Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición . Félix Layme Pairumani . July 19, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130902185052/http://www.aymara.ucb.edu.bo/html/diccionario/dicframe.html . September 2, 2013 .
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)