Quehuisha (Peru)

Quehuisha (possibly from Quechua for Amaranthus caudatus or for liver),[2] Quehuicha, Queshihua, or Quihuisha is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,514 metres (18,091 ft) high (according to another source 5,170 metres (16,962 ft)).[3] It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Lari District, west of the mountain Mismi.[4]

Quehuisha
The Callumayo valley leading to Quehuisha in the background (center)
Highest point
Elevation5,514 m (18,091 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°31′14″S 71°45′33″W
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
Quehuisha is located in Peru
Quehuisha
Quehuisha
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chila

The river Callumayo originates south of Quehuisha, between the small lakes Ticllacocha (possibly from Quechua for "two-colored lake") and Jatuncocha (possibly from Quechua for "big lake") near the little village Quihnisha. It flows to the south and ends in the Colca River .

References

  1. archive.is Amazon River : widest and longest
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. www.uni.edu.pe
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province (Arequipa Region)


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