Ccarhuarazo (Ayacucho)

Ccarhuarazo
Highest point
Elevation5,112 m (16,772 ft)
Coordinates14°19′55″S 73°45′25″W / 14.33194°S 73.75694°W / -14.33194; -73.75694
Geography
Ccarhuarazo
Peru
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region
Parent rangeAndes

Ccarhuarazo (possibly from Quechua, qarwa leaf worm; larva of a beetle; pale, yellowish, golden, Ancash Quechua rasu snow, ice, mountain with snow, Hispanicized spellings Carhuaraso, Carhuarasu, Carhuarazo, Ccarhuaraso, Ccarhuarasu, Ccarhuarazo, Qarwarazo) is a volcano in the Andes of Peru, about 5,112 m (16,772 ft) high. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Chipao District as well as in the Sucre Province, Soras District.