Arteza

Arteza
Arteza

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°27′35″S 77°16′39″W / 9.45972°S 77.27750°W / -9.45972; -77.27750Coordinates: 9°27′35″S 77°16′39″W / 9.45972°S 77.27750°W / -9.45972; -77.27750
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Arteza[2][1] (possibly from Quechua for a wooden boat)[3] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high.[2] It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huantar District.[1] Arteza lies at the Qarwakancha valley, southeast of Andavite and Cayesh and northeast of Qarwakancha and Maparaju.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of Huari Province (Ancash Region)
  2. 1 2 Peru 1:100 000, Huari (19-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. ↑ Leoncio Gutiérrez Camacho et al., Apurimaqpaq Runasimi Taqe, Diccionario de Quechua Apurimeño (Quechua-Spanish dictionary for Apurímac), 2007


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