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Ancojahua (mountain)

Coordinates: 14°57′30″S 72°22′30″W / 14.95833°S 72.37500°W / -14.95833; -72.37500
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Janq'u Q'awa
Janq'u Q'awa is located in Peru
Janq'u Q'awa
Janq'u Q'awa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°57′30″S 72°22′30″W / 14.95833°S 72.37500°W / -14.95833; -72.37500
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, La Unión Province
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Janq'u Q'awa (Aymara janq'u white, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,[2][3] "white brook" or "white ravine", hispanicized spelling Ancojahua) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, Cayarani District, and in the La Unión Province, Puyca District. Janq'u Q'awa lies south of Kunturi, southwest of Yana Yana, northeast of Qillqata and east of Pilluni. There is a group of lakes southeast of Janq'u Q'awa named Anqasqucha (Quechua for "blue lake").[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)