Quehuisha (Peru) Explained

Quehuisha
Elevation M:5514
Elevation Ref:[1]
Language:Quechua
Location:Peru, Arequipa Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-15.5206°N -71.7592°W

Quehuisha (possibly from Quechua for Amaranthus caudatus or for liver),[2] Quehuicha, Queshihua, or Quihuisha is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5514m (18,091feet) high (according to another source 5170m (16,960feet)).[3] It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Lari District, west of the mountain Mismi.[4]

The river Callumayo originates south of Quehuisha, between the small lakes Ticllacocha (possibly from Quechua for "two-colored lake") and Jatuncocha (possibly from Quechua for "big lake") near the little village Quihnisha. It flows to the south and ends in the Colca River .

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20010320024756/http://ceos.cnes.fr:8100/cdrom/ceos1/casestud/brasil/brasil3.htm archive.is
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. http://www.uni.edu.pe/sitio/novedades/2008/amazonas.html www.uni.edu.pe
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province (Arequipa Region)