Taypi Q'awa

Taypi Q'awa
Taypi Q'awa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates14°53′07″S 72°27′01″W / 14.88528°S 72.45028°W / -14.88528; -72.45028
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Taypi Q'awa (Aymara taypi center, middle, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, "middle brook" or "middle ravine", hispanicized spelling Taipicahua) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District, east of Ikmaqucha.