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Pirhuane (Cusco)

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Pirwani
Pirwani is located in Peru
Pirwani
Pirwani
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Pirwani (Aymara pirwa, piwra granary,[2][3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a granary", hispanicized spelling Pirhuane) is a mountain in the northern extensions of the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Pirwani lies northeast of the lake named Sinkrinaqucha, between the Ayakachi group in the north and the main range in the south.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco 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)