Janq'u Q'awa (Melgar)

Janq'u Q'awa
Janq'u Q'awa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,435.1 m (14,551 ft)
Coordinates14°39′22″S 70°32′22″W / 14.65611°S 70.53944°W / -14.65611; -70.53944
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Melgar Province
Parent rangeAndes

Janq'u Q'awa (Aymara janq'u white, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, "white brook" or "white ravine", Hispanicized spelling Ancoccahua) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,435.1 metres (14,551 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Orurillo District. Janq'u Q'awa lies southeast of the La Raya mountain range at the lake Janq'uquta, northwest of it.