Arteza

Coordinates: 9°27′35″S 77°16′39″W / 9.45972°S 77.27750°W / -9.45972; -77.27750
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Arteza
Arteza is located in Peru
Arteza
Arteza
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°27′35″S 77°16′39″W / 9.45972°S 77.27750°W / -9.45972; -77.27750
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Arteza[2][1] (possibly from Quechua for a wooden boat)[3] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high.[2] It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huantar District.[1] Arteza lies at the Qarwakancha valley, southeast of Andavite and Cayesh and northeast of Qarwakancha and Maparaju.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of Huari Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ a b Peru 1:100 000, Huari (19-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. ^ Leoncio Gutiérrez Camacho et al., Apurimaqpaq Runasimi Taqe, Diccionario de Quechua Apurimeño (Quechua-Spanish dictionary for Apurímac), 2007