Qarwa Urqu (Huancavelica)

Qarwa Urqu
Qarwa Urqu is located in Peru
Qarwa Urqu
Qarwa Urqu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°54′15″S 75°10′06″W / 12.90417°S 75.16833°W / -12.90417; -75.16833
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chunta

Qarwa Urqu (Quechua qarwa pale, yellowish, golden, urqu mountain,[2][3] "yellowish mountain", Hispanicized spelling Jarhua Orjo) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It lies in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica District, northwest of Antarasu.[1][4]

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.
  4. ^ "Cerro Jarhua Orjo". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 12, 2015.