Sura Wiqu
| Sura Wiqu | |
|---|---|
  Sura Wiqu Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Puno Region, El Collao Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
Sura Wiqu (Aymara sura dry jiquima, a species of Pachyrhizus, wiqu a corner in a house, a mountain cove,[2] "jiquima cove", hispanicized spelling Soravico) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It lies in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Capazo District. Sura Wiqu is situated north-west of the mountain Wanq'uri and north-east of the mountain Tuma Tumani.[1]
Sura Wiqu (Suraveco) is also the name of a neighboring lower mountain to the north-west, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high, at 17°4′57″S 69°48′46″W / 17.08250°S 69.81278°W.[1]
References
- ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)
- ^ 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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