Ccarhuarazo (Ayacucho)

Ccarhuarazo (possibly from Quechua, qarwa leaf worm; larva of a beetle; pale, yellowish, golden,[1] Ancash Quechua rasu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[2] Hispanicized spellings Carhuaraso, Carhuarasu, Carhuarazo, Ccarhuaraso, Ccarhuarasu, Ccarhuarazo, Qarwarazo) is a volcano[3][4] in the Andes of Peru, about 5,112 m (16,772 ft) high. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Chipao District as well as in the Sucre Province, Soras District.[5]

For the mountain in the Huancavelica Region, Peru, see Ccarhuarazo (Huancavelica).
Ccarhuarazo
Highest point
Elevation5,112 m (16,772 ft)
Coordinates14°19′55″S 73°45′25″W 
Geography
Ccarhuarazo
Peru
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua_Spanish dictionary)
  2. "babylon.com". Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  3. ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru
  4. uni-geochem.gwdg.de Archived July 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Sucre Province (Ayacucho Region)


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