Q'iwiri

Q'iwiri
Q'iwiri

Peru

Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Moquegua Region, Puno Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 16°32′14″S 70°11′08″W / 16.53722°S 70.18556°WCoordinates: 16°32′14″S 70°11′08″W / 16.53722°S 70.18556°W

Q'iwiri (Aymara q'iwi a curved line; a cord turned around the hat or other things,[2][3] -ri a suffix, hispanicized spelling Quihuire) is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Puno Region, Puno Province, in the districts Acora and Pichacani. Q'iwiri lies northwest of the mountain Qurini and north of the lake Aqhuyach'alla (Pasto Grande).[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)
  3. "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved January 2, 2015. (see: Curva)