Qallwa (Andagua)

Qallwa
Coropuna (snow-covered) and Qallwa (to the right) as seen from the ISS (north is to the upper right part of this image)
Highest point
Elevation 5,110 m (16,770 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°30′49″S 72°26′38″W / 15.51361°S 72.44389°W / -15.51361; -72.44389Coordinates: 15°30′49″S 72°26′38″W / 15.51361°S 72.44389°W / -15.51361; -72.44389 [1]
Geography
Qallwa
Peru
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes

Qallwa (Quechua for a little branch, also for an instrument out of wood or bones which the weavers use to press the threads of the cloth,[2] Hispanicized spelling Jallhua) is a 5,110-metre-high (16,765 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Jallhua". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)


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