Ccarhuarazo (Ayacucho)
| Ccarhuarazo | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,112 m (16,772 ft) |
| Geography | |
  Ccarhuarazo Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Ayacucho Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
Ccarhuarazo or Qarwarasu (Quechua, qarwa leaf worm; larva of a beetle; pale, yellowish, golden,[1] Ancash Quechua rasu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[2] hispanicized spellings Carhuaraso, Carhuarasu, Carhuarazo, Ccarhuaraso, Ccarhuarasu, Ccarhuarazo, Qarwarazo) is a volcano[3][4] in the Andes of Peru, about 5,112 m (16,772 ft) high. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Chipao District as well as in the Sucre Province, Soras District.[5]
References
- ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua_Spanish dictionary)
- ^ babylon.com
- ^ ign.gob.pe [dead link] IGN, Peru
- ^ uni-geochem.gwdg.de Archived July 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Sucre Province (Ayacucho Region)
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