Asnohuañusja
Appearance
Asnohuañusja | |
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![]() The Colca River and Asnohuañusja northwest of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,245 m (17,208 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 15°25′40″S 72°11′01″W / 15.42778°S 72.18361°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province |
Parent range | Andes, Chila |
Asnohuañusja (possibly from Quechua asnu donkey (from Spanish asno), wañuy die, -sqa a suffix (wañusqa died, dead)[2]) is a 5,245-metre-high (17,208 ft) mountain in the western part of the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It lies in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. It is situated southwest of Chila and Choquepirhua, and northwest of Yuraccacsa.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cerro Asnohuañusja". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)