Arichuwa (
Aymara or
Quechua for a kind of potatoes,
[Ficha tecnologías campesinas, Revalorización del saber local, Sistemas locales de clasificación de papas nativas en el microcentro de diversidad del norte de Potosí-Oruro] Hispanicized spelling ''Arichua'') is a mountain in the
Andes of southern
Peru, about high. It is situated in the
Puno Region,
El Collao Province
El Collao Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru, created in 1992. The capital of the province is the city of Ilave.
Political division
The province measures and is divided into five districts:
Geography
Some of the highest peak ...
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Santa Rosa District, and in the
Chucuito Province
Chucuito Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Juli.
History
Chucuito is cited by '' Comentarios Reales de los Incas''. On the 1st chapter of the 3th book of Comentarios reales de los incas, ...
,
Pisacoma District
Pisacoma (from Aymara P'isaq Uma) is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest elevations of the district is Chuqi Patilla at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The ...
. Arichuwa lies north of the peaks of
Qarwa P'iq'iña
Qarwa P'iq'iña ( Aymara ''qawra, qarwa'' llama, ''p'iq'iña'' head, (see: ''Mamífero'') "llama head", Hispanicized spelling ''Carhuapequeña'') is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about high. It is situated in the Puno Region, El ...
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[
Arichuwa is also the name of an intermittent stream which originates north of the mountain. It flows to the northwest.][
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References
Mountains of Puno Region
Mountains of Peru
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