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Ayri Qutu
The Colca River and Ayro Qutu north of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation5,400 m (17,700 ft)[1]
Geography
Ayri Qutu is located in Peru
Ayri Qutu
Ayri Qutu
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent rangeAndes, Chila

Ayri Qutu (Quechua ayri axe, qutu heap,[2] "axe heap", hispanicized spelling Airicoto) is a mountain in the Chila mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,700 ft)* high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Choco District. It lies northeast of Kiska P'anqa and east of Yuraq Q'asa.[1]

Ayri Qutu is also the name of the valley west of the mountain. Its waters flow to Colca River in the south.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.