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Ccarhuarazo (Ayacucho)

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Qarwarasu
Highest point
Elevation5,112 m (16,772 ft)
Geography
Qarwarasu is located in Peru
Qarwarasu
Qarwarasu
Peru
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region
Parent rangeAndes

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

  1. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua_Spanish dictionary)
  2. ^ babylon.com
  3. ^ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru
  4. ^ uni-geochem.gwdg.de
  5. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Sucre Province (Ayacucho Region)