Arichua (Moquegua-Tacna)

Arichua
Arichua
	Arichua Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,800 m (15,700 ft)
Coordinates	16°51′56″S 70°27′03″W / 16.86556°S 70.45083°W
Geography
Location	Peru, Moquegua Region, Tacna Region
Parent range	Andes

Arichua (possibly from Aymara or Quechua for a kind of potatoes)^[2] is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. Arichua lies southwest of the mountain Huarintapaña.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)
^ Ficha tecnologías campesinas, Revalorización del saber local, Sistemas locales de clasificación de papas nativas en el microcentro de diversidad del norte de Potosí-Oruro

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Arichua
Arichua Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,800 m (15,700 ft)^[1]
Coordinates	16°51′56″S 70°27′03″W / 16.86556°S 70.45083°W / -16.86556; -70.45083
Geography
Location	Peru, Moquegua Region, Tacna Region
Parent range	Andes