Chuañuma | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 15°22′9″S 72°13′39″W / 15.36917°S 72.22750°W |
Naming | |
Language of name | Aymara |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province |
Parent range | Andes |
Chuañuma (possibly from Aymara ch'uwaña oozing of water and other liquids / melting of metals and other things, uma water, [2] "oozing water") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Chuañuma lies south-east of the mountain Huañacagua at a valley named Puncuhuaico (possibly from Quechua for "pond valley" or "dam valley"). Its stream flows to Chachas. [1]