Qallwa (Andagua)

For the mountain on the border of the districts of Ayo, Chachas and Choco in the Castilla Province, Arequipa Region, Peru, see Qallwa.
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
Elevation5,110 m (16,770 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°30′49″S 72°26′38″W / 15.51361°S 72.44389°W / -15.51361; -72.44389[1]
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
Qallwa is located in Peru
Qallwa
Qallwa
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes

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. ^ a b "Cerro Jallhua". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)


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