Wiluyu (Mañazo-Tiquillaca)

Wiluyu
Wiluyu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°55′09″S 70°21′52″W / 15.91917°S 70.36444°W / -15.91917; -70.36444Coordinates: 15°55′09″S 70°21′52″W / 15.91917°S 70.36444°W / -15.91917; -70.36444 
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes

Wiluyu (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, uyu corral,[2][3] "red corral", hispanicized spelling Viluyo) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, on the border of the districts Mañazo and Tiquillaca. It lies south of the mountain Chuqi Liwa (Choquelihua).[1]

The Wanuni River originates near the mountain. It flows to the Uturunqani River in the south.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province 1 (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 Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved January 7, 2015.


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