Ccarhuarazo (Ayacucho) Explained

Ccarhuarazo
Elevation M:5112
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Ayacucho Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-14.3319°N -73.7569°W

Ccarhuarazo (possibly from Quechua, qarwa leaf worm; larva of a beetle; pale, yellowish, golden,[1] Ancash Quechua rasu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[2] Hispanicized spellings Carhuaraso, Carhuarasu, Carhuarazo, Ccarhuaraso, Ccarhuarasu, Ccarhuarazo, Qarwarazo) is a volcano[3] [4] in the Andes of Peru, about 5,112 m (16,772 ft) high. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Chipao District as well as in the Sucre Province, Soras District.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua_Spanish dictionary)
  2. Web site: babylon.com . 2013-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150203171952/http://traductor.babylon.com/quechua/a-ingles/rasu/ . 2015-02-03 . dead .
  3. https://archive.today/20130705181753/http://www.ign.gob.pe/ign.php?PG=Nomenclatorp&OPC=18 ign.gob.pe
  4. http://www.uni-geochem.gwdg.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=138&Itemid=156 uni-geochem.gwdg.de
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Sucre Province (Ayacucho Region)