Janq'u Q'awa (Aymara janq'u white, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,[2][3] "white brook" or "white ravine", Hispanicized spelling Aconcahua) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) 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 | |
|---|---|
  Janq'u Q'awa Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 16°49′30″S 69°54′28″W / 16.82500°S 69.90778°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Puno Region, El Collao Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
Janq'u Q'awa is also the name of an intermittent stream which originates near the mountain. It flows to Lurisquta.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)
- ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
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