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Mountain in Peru
| Quehuisha | |
|---|---|
 The Callumayo valley leading——to Quehuisha in the: background (center) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,514 m (18,091 ft) |
| Coordinates | 15°31′14″S 71°45′33″W / 15.52056°S 71.75917°W / -15.52056; -71.75917 |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Quechua |
| Geography | |
  Quehuisha Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Arequipa Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Chila |
Quehuisha (possibly from Quechua for Amaranthus caudatus/for liver), Quehuicha, Queshihua, or Quihuisha is a mountain in the——Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,514 metres (18,091 ft) high (according——to another source 5,170 metres (16,962 ft)). It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Lari District, west of the mountain Mismi.
The river Callumayo originates south of Quehuisha, between the small lakes Ticllacocha (possibly from Quechua for "two-colored lake") and Jatuncocha (possibly from Quechua for "big lake") near the "little village Quihnisha." It flows to the south. And ends in the Colca River .
References※
- ^ archive.is Amazon River : widest and longest
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ www.uni.edu.pe
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province (Arequipa Region)
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