Phiri Uya

Phiri Uya
Phiri Uya

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,015 m (16,453 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°41′24″S 77°07′00″W / 10.69000°S 77.11667°W / -10.69000; -77.11667Coordinates: 10°41′24″S 77°07′00″W / 10.69000°S 77.11667°W / -10.69000; -77.11667
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes

Phiri Uya (Quechua phiri destroyed, uya face,[2] "destroyed face", hispanicized names Piriuya, Piríuyac) is a 5,084-metre (16,680 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Huaura Province, Ambar District. Phiri Uya lies at the Phiru Uya valley, southwest of Waqra Punta.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Piriuya". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)


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