Pirwani (Cusco)
For the mountain in the Moquegua Region, Peru, see Pirwani. For the mountain in the Potosí Department, Bolivia, see Pirwani (Bolivia).
| Pirwani | |
|---|---|
  Pirwani Peru | |
| Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 13°37′28″S 71°06′46″W / 13.62444°S 71.11278°WCoordinates: 13°37′28″S 71°06′46″W / 13.62444°S 71.11278°W |
Pirwani (Aymara pirwa, piwra granary,[2][3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a granary", hispanicized spelling Pirhuane) is a mountain in the northern extensions of the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Pirwani lies northeast of the lake Sinkrinaqucha, between the Ayakachi group in the north and the main range in the south.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)
- ↑ Ministerio de Educación, Dirección National de Educación Bilingue Intercultural, Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ 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)