Qallwa

For the mountain in the Andagua District, Castilla Province, Arequipa Region, Peru, see Qallwa (Andagua).
Qallwa
Qallwa (on the right) as seen from Andagua
Highest point
Elevation5,145 m (16,880 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°31′07″S 72°11′32″W / 15.51861°S 72.19222°W / -15.51861; -72.19222
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
Qallwa is located in Peru
Qallwa
Qallwa
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes

Qallwa (Quechua for a little branch, also for an instrument out of wood or bones which the weavers use to press the threads of the cloth,[2] Hispanicized spelling Jallhua) is a 5,145-metre-high (16,880 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts of Ayo, Chachas and Choco. Its ridge extents from northeast to southwest. Qallwa lies southwest of Sirani and northeast of Sukna.[3]

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