Chuañuma
| Ch'uwañuma | |
|---|---|
  Ch'uwañuma Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,400 m (17,700 ft)[1] |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Aymara |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
Ch'uwañuma (Aymara ch'uwaña oozing of water and other liquids / melting of metals and other things, uma water,[2] "oozing water", hispanicized spelling Chuañuma) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Ch'uwañuma lies south-east of the mountain Waña Q'awa at a valley named P'unquwayq'u (Quechua for "pond valley" or "dam valley", hispanicized Puncuhuaico). Its stream flows to Chachas.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)
- ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
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