Wiqu (Puno)

Wiqu
Wiqu

Location within Peru

Elevation 4,900[1] m (16,100 ft)
Location
Location Peru
Range Andes, Apolobamba
Coordinates 14°37′12″S 69°17′32″W / 14.62000°S 69.29222°WCoordinates: 14°37′12″S 69°17′32″W / 14.62000°S 69.29222°W

Wiqu (Aymara for a corner in a house, a mountain cove,[2] also spelled Huecco, Huejo) is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Sina District. Wiqu lies north of the mountain Rit'i Urmasqa.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina 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)