Jañuma Pirwa

Jañuma Pirwa (Aymara jañu mosquito, uma water, pirwa, piwra granary,[2][3][4] Hispanicized spelling Jañuma Pirhua) is a 5,125-metre-high (16,814 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Tisco District. It lies southwest of Chuqi Pirwa and southeast of Pirwa.[5]

Jañuma Pirwa
Jañuma Pirwa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,125 m (16,814 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°03′11″S 71°25′15″W
Naming
Language of nameAymara
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes

The Pirwamayu (Quechua for "granary river") originates north of the mountain. It flows to the south as a right affluent of the Qullqa River.[5]

References

  1. Peru 1:100,000, Condoroma 2640, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. "Diccionario Bilingüe Castellano-Aymara 2002". Félix Laime Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  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)
  4. Ministerio de Educación, Dirección National de Educación Bilingue Intercultural, Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)


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