Arichua or Arechua (possibly from Aymara or

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

for a kind of potatoes,) is a

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in the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

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, about high. It is located in the

Puno Region Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cus ...

Puno Province Puno is a province in the Puno Region, in southeastern Peru. It borders the provinces of Huancane, San Román, El Collao and the Moquegua Region's province of General Sánchez Cerro. Its capital is the city of Puno, which is located at the ed ...

, in the south of the

Acora District Acora District is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region, Peru. History The city of Acora and the lands that are now part of the district were once the seat of the Caciques Catacora. Acora District was created by Law ...

. Arichua lies southwest of the mountain Coline and north of Quinaquinani.escale.minedu.gob.pe/ - UGEL map of the Puno Province (Puno Region)

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Stratovolcanoes of Peru Mountains of Puno Region Mountains of Peru {{Puno-geo-stub

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