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Qarwa Q'asa

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Parent range
  
Andes, Chunta

Elevation
  
5,005 m

Qarwa Q'asa

Location
  
Peru, Huancavelica Region

Mountain range
  
Chonta mountain range, Andes

Qarwa Q'asa (Quechua qarwa pale, yellowish, golden, q'asa mountain pass, "yellowish pass", Hispanicized spelling Carhuajasa) is a 5,005-metre-high (16,421 ft) mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, on the border of the districts of Chupamarca and Aurahuá. Qarwa Q'asa lies west of Ichhu Rutuna, northwest of Wallu Q'asa and Phiruru Urqu and northeast of Wichinka Lake.

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Qarwa Q'asa Wikipedia