Jiwaña

Jiwaña
Jiwaña

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Puno Region, El Collao Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 17°10′38″S 69°53′00″W / 17.17722°S 69.88333°WCoordinates: 17°10′38″S 69°53′00″W / 17.17722°S 69.88333°W

Jiwaña (Aymara for to die / massacre, slaughter, slaughtering,[2] hispanicized names Coverane, Coverane Gihuana, Gihuana, Koverane) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Capazo District. Jiwaña lies west of the mountain Tuma Tumani and southeast of Wila Chunkara. It is situated south of the plain named Jiwaña Pampa (Jihuaña Pampa). The Jiwaña River (Jihuaña) originates near the mountain. It flows through the plain before it reaches the Mawri River (Mauri).[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)