Ancojahua (possibly from
Aymara ''janq'u'' white, ''q'awa'' little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,
"white brook" or "white ravine") is a mountain in the
Huanzo mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru, about high. It is situated in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least ...
,
Condesuyos Province,
Cayarani District
Cayarani District is one of eight districts of the province Condesuyos in Peru.
Geography
The Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the dis ...
, and in the
La Unión Province,
Puyca District
Puyca District is one of eleven Districts of Peru, districts of the province La Unión Province, Peru, La Unión in Peru.
Geography
The Wansu mountain range, Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district ...
. Ancojahua lies south of
Condori, southwest of
Yana Yana
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, northeast of
Quelcata and east of
Pillune. There is a group of lakes southeast of Ancojahua named Ancascocha (possibly from Quechua for "blue lake").
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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