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Janq'u Q'awa (Melgar)

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Parent range
  
Andes

Mountain range
  
Andes

Elevation
  
4,435 m

Janq'u Q'awa (Melgar)

Location
  
Peru, Puno Region, Melgar Province

Janq'u Q'awa (Aymara janq'u white, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, "white brook" or "white ravine", hispanicized spelling Ancoccahua) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,435.1 metres (14,551 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Orurillo District. Janq'u Q'awa lies southeast of the La Raya mountain range at the lake Janq'uquta, northwest of it.

Map of Janq'u Q'awa, Peru

References

Janq'u Q'awa (Melgar) Wikipedia