Ancojahua (possibly from
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
''janq'u'' white, ''q'awa'' little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,
"white brook" or "white ravine") is a mountain in the
Huanzo mountain range in the
Andes
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of
Peru
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, about high. It is situated in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa () is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least densely populated dep ...
,
Condesuyos Province,
Cayarani District, and in the
La Unión Province,
Puyca District
Puyca District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.
Geography
The Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the district a ...
. Ancojahua lies south of
Condori, southwest of
Yana Yana
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Lyrics are written by Morsy Jamil Aziz and music is by Baligh Hamdi. The song was first featured in the 1970 E ...
, northeast of
Quelcata and east of
Pillune. There is a group of lakes southeast of Ancojahua named Ancascocha (possibly from Quechua for "blue lake").
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References
Five-thousanders of the Andes
Mountains of the Department of Arequipa
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