Qallwa (Andagua)
Qallwa | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,110 m (16,770 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 15°30′49″S 72°26′38″W / 15.51361°S 72.44389°WCoordinates: 15°30′49″S 72°26′38″W / 15.51361°S 72.44389°W[1] |
Naming | |
Language of name | Quechua |
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[]
- ^ a b "Cerro Jallhua". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)
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- Mountains of Peru
- Mountains of Arequipa Region
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