Ñawicha

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Ñawicha
Nevado Coropuna, Peru.JPG
Coropuna (snow-covered) and Ñawicha (lower left) as seen from the ISS (north is to the upper right part of this image)
Highest point
Elevation4,558.3 m (14,955 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°40′21″S 72°43′43″W / 15.67250°S 72.72861°W / -15.67250; -72.72861Coordinates: 15°40′21″S 72°43′43″W / 15.67250°S 72.72861°W / -15.67250; -72.72861
Geography
Ñawicha is located in Peru
Ñawicha
Ñawicha
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province
Parent rangeAndes

Ñawicha (Quechua ñawi eye, -cha a suffix,[2] "little eye", also spelled Ñahuicha) is a mountain in the Arequipa Region in the Andes of Peru, about 4,558.3 metres (14,955 ft) high. It is situated in the Condesuyos Province, Chuquibamba District, southwest of the Coropuna volcano and the mountain Minasniyuq (Quechua for "the one with a mine", also spelled Minasnioc).[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Condesuyos Province (Arequipa Region)


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