Huañacagua

Huañacagua
Huañacagua
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)
Coordinates15°19′48″S 72°14′30″W / 15.33000°S 72.24167°W / -15.33000; -72.24167
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chila

Huañacagua (possibly from Aymara waña dry, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, "dry brook" or "dry ravine") is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Huañacagua lies northwest of Chuañuma and southwest of Aceruta.