Jisk'a Mawruma

Jisk'a Mawruma (Aymara jisk'a little, mawri a little fish which lives in the Altiplano, uma water,[2] Mawruma the name of a neighboring mountain, "little mawri water(s)" or "little Mawruma", Hispanicized spelling Jiscamauroma) is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District. It lies northeast of the mountains Mawruma and Chuqi Quta. South of Jisk'a Mawruma an intermittent stream named Mawrini ("the one with mawri", Maurini) originates. It flows to the northeast.[1]

Jisk'a Mawruma
Jisk'a Mawruma
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°38′45″S 69°57′16″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

References

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