Asiruta

Asiruta
Asiruta

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°18′52″S 72°13′8″W / 15.31444°S 72.21889°W / -15.31444; -72.21889Coordinates: 15°18′52″S 72°13′8″W / 15.31444°S 72.21889°W / -15.31444; -72.21889
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes

Asiruta (Aymara asiru snail, uta house,[2][3] "snail" or -ta a suffix, "from the snail", hispanicized spelling Aceruta) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. It lies north-west of the mountain Wayta (Huayta) and north-east of the mountain Waña Q'awa.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa 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)
  3. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved July 22, 2014.


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