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Aljajahua

Coordinates: 15°01′51″S 72°23′22″W / 15.03083°S 72.38944°W / -15.03083; -72.38944
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Aljajahua
Aljajahua is located in Peru
Aljajahua
Aljajahua
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°01′51″S 72°23′22″W / 15.03083°S 72.38944°W / -15.03083; -72.38944
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes, Huanzo

Aljajahua (possibly from Aymara allqa multicolored, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,[2][3] "multicolored brook (or ravine)") is a mountain in the Huanzo mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, Cayarani District. Aljajahua lies between the Pumaranra valley in the east and the Huañajahua valley ("dry brook") in the west.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2015.