Qarwaqucha | |
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Qarwaqucha as seen from Jimbe
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,070 m (16,630 ft) |
Coordinates | 8°57′17.8″S 77°58′0.1″W / 8.954944°S 77.966694°WCoordinates: 8°57′17.8″S 77°58′0.1″W / 8.954944°S 77.966694°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Negra |
Qarwaqucha (Quechua qarwa yellowish, qucha lake, "yellowish lake", also spelled Carhuacocha), also known as Qarwa Punta (Quechua for "yellowish peak (or ridge)", also spelled Carhuapunta) or Flery Punta, is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Santa Province, Cáceres del Perú District, near a little lake of that name. It reaches a height of 5,070 m (16,634 ft).
The lake named Qarwaqucha lies southeast of the peak at 8°57′35″S 77°57′26″W / 8.95972°S 77.95722°W.