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Arichua (volcano)

Coordinates: 16°36′15″S 70°02′06″W / 16.60417°S 70.03500°W / -16.60417; -70.03500
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Arichuwa
Highest point
Elevation5,185 m (17,011 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°36′15″S 70°02′06″W / 16.60417°S 70.03500°W / -16.60417; -70.03500
Geography
Arichuwa is located in Peru
Arichuwa
Arichuwa
Peru
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

Arichua or Arechua (possibly from Aymara or Quechua for a kind of potatoes,[2]) is a volcano[1] in the Andes of Peru, about 5,185 metres (17,011 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, in the south of the Acora District. Arichua lies southwest of the mountain Coline and north of Quinaquinani.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b INEI, Peru, Sistema estadístico regional Puno, Compendio estadístico 2011
  2. ^ Ficha tecnologías campesinas, Revalorización del saber local, Sistemas locales de clasificación de papas nativas en el microcentro de diversidad del norte de Potosí-Oruro
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ - UGEL map of the Puno Province (Puno Region)