Arichuwa (Moquegua-Tacna)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Moquegua Region and the Tacna Region, Peru. For other uses, see Arichuwa.
Arichuwa
Arichuwa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°51′56″S 70°27′03″W / 16.86556°S 70.45083°W / -16.86556; -70.45083Coordinates: 16°51′56″S 70°27′03″W / 16.86556°S 70.45083°W / -16.86556; -70.45083
Geography
Location Peru, Moquegua Region, Tacna Region
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 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. Arichuwa lies southwest of the mountain Warintapani.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua 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


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