Pirwa Hirka

Pirwa Hirka
Pirwa Hirka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°02′48″S 76°31′39″W / 11.04667°S 76.52750°W / -11.04667; -76.52750Coordinates: 11°02′48″S 76°31′39″W / 11.04667°S 76.52750°W / -11.04667; -76.52750
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region, Pasco Region
Parent range Andes

Pirwa Hirka (Quechua pirwa deposit, hirka mountain,[2][3] "deposit mountain", hispanicized spelling Pirhua Jirca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huaral Province, Pacaraos District, and in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huayllay District. It lies west of a lake named Warunqucha.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaral Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
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