Qallwa (Andagua)

Qallwa
Coropuna (snow-covered) and Qallwa (to the right) as seen from the ISS (north is to the upper right part of this image)
Highest point
Elevation5,110 m (16,770 ft)
Coordinates15°30′49″S 72°26′38″W / 15.51361°S 72.44389°W / -15.51361; -72.44389
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
Qallwa
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes

Qallwa (Quechua for a little branch, also for an instrument out of wood or bones which the weavers use to press the threads of the cloth, Hispanicized spelling Jallhua) is a 5,110-metre-high (16,765 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District.