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Phiri Uya

Coordinates: 10°41′24″S 77°07′00″W / 10.69000°S 77.11667°W / -10.69000; -77.11667
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Phiri Uya
Phiri Uya is located in Peru
Phiri Uya
Phiri Uya
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,015 m (16,453 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°41′24″S 77°07′00″W / 10.69000°S 77.11667°W / -10.69000; -77.11667
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

Phiri Uya (Quechua phiri destroyed, uya face,[2] "destroyed face", Hispanicized names Piriuya, Piríuyac) is a 5,084-metre-high (16,680 ft) 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

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  1. ^ a b "Cerro Piriuya". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)