Arichua (volcano)

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Highest point
Elevation 5,185 m (17,011 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 16°36′15″S70°02′06″W / 16.60417°S 70.03500°W / -16.60417; -70.03500 Coordinates: 16°36′15″S70°02′06″W / 16.60417°S 70.03500°W / -16.60417; -70.03500  
Geography
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Arichuwa
Peru
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes

Arichua or Arechua (possibly from Aymara or Quechua for a kind of potatoes, [2] ) is a volcano [1] in the Andes of Peru, about 5,185 metres (17,011 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, in the south of the Acora District. Arichua lies southwest of the mountain Coline and north of Quinaquinani. [3]

Aymara language native language in South America

Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

Volcano A rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface

A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.

Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

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Tankani (Peru) mountain in Peru

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Chuqi Quta mountain in Peru

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References

  1. 1 2 INEI, Peru, Sistema estadístico regional Puno, Compendio estadístico 2011
  2. ↑ Ficha tecnologías campesinas, Revalorización del saber local, Sistemas locales de clasificación de papas nativas en el microcentro de diversidad del norte de Potosí-Oruro
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ - UGEL map of the Puno Province (Puno Region)


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