Arichuwa (El Collao-Chucuito)

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Arichuwa
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Arichuwa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°49′59″S69°33′56″W / 16.83306°S 69.56556°W / -16.83306; -69.56556 Coordinates: 16°49′59″S69°33′56″W / 16.83306°S 69.56556°W / -16.83306; -69.56556
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Chucuito Province, El Collao Province
Parent range Andes

Arichuwa (Aymara or Quechua for a kind of potatoes, [2] Hispanicized spelling Arichua) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District, and in the Chucuito Province, Pisacoma District. Arichuwa lies north of the peaks of Qarwa P'iq'iña. [1]

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.

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.

Peru republic in South America

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.

Arichuwa is also the name of an intermittent stream which originates north of the mountain. It flows to the northwest. [1]

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Arichuwa may refer to:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)
  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