Pirwani (Carabaya)

This article is about the mountain in the Carabaya Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pirwani (disambiguation).
Pirwani
Pirwani

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates 13°48′45″S 70°39′47″W / 13.81250°S 70.66306°W / -13.81250; -70.66306Coordinates: 13°48′45″S 70°39′47″W / 13.81250°S 70.66306°W / -13.81250; -70.66306
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Pirwani (Aymara pirwa, piwra granary,[2][3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a granary", hispanicized spelling Pirhuani) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Pirwani lies southwest of Machu Rit'i. It is situated at the Laq'amayu valley (Lajamayu).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno 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)


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