Pirwani (Melgar)

Pirwani
Pirwani
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°21′07″S 70°28′00″W / 14.35194°S 70.46667°W / -14.35194; -70.46667Coordinates: 14°21′07″S 70°28′00″W / 14.35194°S 70.46667°W / -14.35194; -70.46667 
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes

Pirwani (Aymara pirwa, piwra granary,[2][3] -ni a suffix, "the one with a granary", hispanicized spelling Pirhuani) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, on the border of the districts of Antauta and Nuñoa. Pirwani lies south of Kuntur Pata. The Pirwani River originates near the mountain. It is a right tributary of the Crucero River whose waters flow to Lake Titicaca.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ Ministerio de Educación, Dirección National de Educación Bilingue Intercultural, Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ 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)


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