Qarwa Urqu (
Quechua ''qarwa'' pale, yellowish, golden, ''urqu'' mountain,
"yellowish mountain", hispanicized spelling ''Carhua Orjo'') is a mountain in the
Wansu 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 ...
,
La Unión Province,
Huaynacotas District
Huaynacotas District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.
Geography
The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the dist ...
. Qarwa Urqu lies at the Yana Wanaku valley ("black
guanaco", ''Yanahuanaco'') northeast of Aqu Suntu and east of Wayrawiri.
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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