Arichua (Moquegua-Tacna)

Arichua (possibly from Aymara or Quechua for a kind of potatoes)[2] 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. Arichua lies southwest of the mountain Huarintapaña.[1]

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Moquegua Region and the Tacna Region, Peru. For other uses, see Arichuwa.
Arichua
Arichua is located in Peru
Arichua
Arichua
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°51′56″S 70°27′03″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region, Tacna Region
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. 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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