Kaywa

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Kaywa
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Kaywa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 12°34′17″S75°34′01″W / 12.57139°S 75.56694°W / -12.57139; -75.56694 Coordinates: 12°34′17″S75°34′01″W / 12.57139°S 75.56694°W / -12.57139; -75.56694  
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region, Junín Region
Parent range Andes

Kaywa (Quechua for a Cyclanthera species, [2] ( Cyclanthera pedata or Cyclanthera brachybotrys) Hispanicized spelling Cayhua) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, and in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Huantán District. Kaywa lies west of Wich'iqucha and northwest of Quylluqucha. [1]

<i>Cyclanthera pedata</i> species of plant

Cyclanthera pedata, locally known by its Quechua names kaywa or achuqcha, is a herbaceous vine grown for its edible mature fruit, which is predominantly used as a vegetable. Kaywa is known from cultivation only, and its large fruit size as compared to closely related wild species suggests that it is a fully domesticated crop. Its use goes back many centuries as evidenced by ancient phytomorphic ceramics from Peru depicting the fruits. It is also known as slipper gourd, lady's slipper, sparrow gourd, pepino in Colombia, stuffing cucumber in English.

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancavelica Province 1 (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) see: achoqcha


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