Kiwyu Waqanan

Kiwyu Waqanan
Kiwyu Waqanan

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°42′24″S 76°01′06″W / 11.70667°S 76.01833°W / -11.70667; -76.01833Coordinates: 11°42′24″S 76°01′06″W / 11.70667°S 76.01833°W / -11.70667; -76.01833
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes, Paryaqaqa

Kiwyu Waqanan (Jaqaru kiwyu a kind of partridges, Quechua waqay crying, to cry, -na a suffix,[2][3] "where the partridge cries", hispanicized spelling Quiviohuaganan) is a mountain in the northern part of the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,100 metres (16,732 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, in the districts of Huay-Huay and Yauli. Kiwyu Waqanan lies northeast of Chumpi.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Neli Belleza Castro, Vocabulario Jaqaru-Español Español-Jaqaru, Lima-Peru 1993
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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