Qallwa (Andagua)

Qallwa (Quechua for a little branch, also for an instrument out of wood or bones which the weavers use to press the threads of the cloth,[2] Hispanicized spelling Jallhua) is a 5,110-metre-high (16,765 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District.[3]

For the mountain on the border of the districts of Ayo, Chachas and Choco in the Castilla Province, Arequipa Region, Peru, see Qallwa.
Qallwa
Coropuna (snow-covered) and Qallwa (to the right) as seen from the ISS (north is to the upper right part of this image)
Highest point
Elevation5,110 m (16,770 ft) [1]
Coordinates15°30′49″S 72°26′38″W [1]
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
Qallwa
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. "Cerro Jallhua". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)


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