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Qarwa K'anti

Coordinates: 12°58′42″S 75°09′29″W / 12.97833°S 75.15806°W / -12.97833; -75.15806
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Qarwa K'anti
Qarwa K'anti is located in Peru
Qarwa K'anti
Qarwa K'anti
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°58′42″S 75°09′29″W / 12.97833°S 75.15806°W / -12.97833; -75.15806
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chunta

Qarwa K'anti (Quechua qarwa pale, yellowish, golden, k'anti a kind of distaff,[2][3] "yellowish distaff", Hispanicized spelling Jarhuacante) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It lies in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, on the border of the districts of Castrovirreyna and Santa Ana, and in the Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica District. Qarwa K'anti lies south of Wachu Intiyuq, southwest of Antarasu and north of Yawar Q'asa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.