Challwa Q'asa (Ayacucho)

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Challwa Q'asa
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Challwa Q'asa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 14°47′03″S72°58′40″W / 14.78417°S 72.97778°W / -14.78417; -72.97778 Coordinates: 14°47′03″S72°58′40″W / 14.78417°S 72.97778°W / -14.78417; -72.97778  
Geography
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region, Parinacochas Province
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Challwa Q'asa (Quechua challwa fish, q'asa mountain pass, [2] "fish pass", also spelled Chayhuajasa) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Parinacochas Province, Coronel Castañeda District. [1]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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