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Cahuish

Coordinates: 9°40′47″S 77°14′58″W / 9.67972°S 77.24944°W / -9.67972; -77.24944
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Cahuish
The southern slope of Cahuish(on the left) at the road above Qiruqucha
Highest point
Elevation4,900 m (16,100 ft)
Coordinates9°40′47″S 77°14′58″W / 9.67972°S 77.24944°W / -9.67972; -77.24944
Geography
Cahuish is located in Peru
Cahuish
Cahuish
Location in Peru
LocationAncash, Peru
Parent rangeCordillera Blanca

Cahuish[1][2] (possibly from Quechua qawi put into the sun)[3] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high.[2] It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavin de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Ticapampa District. Cahuish lies southwest of the mountain and the archaeological site of Waraqayuq[4] and southeast of Yanamarey.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
  2. ^ a b c Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Centro Nacional de Información Cultural, Contribución para un primer inventario general de sitios arqueológicos del Perú, Lima 2001