Arichua (Moquegua-Tacna)

Arichua
Arichua
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°51′56″S 70°27′03″W / 16.86556°S 70.45083°W / -16.86556; -70.45083Coordinates: 16°51′56″S 70°27′03″W / 16.86556°S 70.45083°W / -16.86556; -70.45083 
Geography
Location Peru, Moquegua Region, Tacna Region
Parent range Andes

Arichua (possibly from Aymara or Quechua for a kind of potatoes)[2] is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. Arichua lies southwest of the mountain Huarintapaña.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)
  2. ↑ Ficha tecnologías campesinas, Revalorización del saber local, Sistemas locales de clasificación de papas nativas en el microcentro de diversidad del norte de Potosí-Oruro


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