Waman Quri

Waman Quri
Waman Quri

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,927 m (16,165 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°17′37″S 72°16′01″W / 15.29361°S 72.26694°W / -15.29361; -72.26694Coordinates: 15°17′37″S 72°16′01″W / 15.29361°S 72.26694°W / -15.29361; -72.26694
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Waman Quri (Quechua waman falcon, quri gold,[2] "falcon gold", Hispanicized spelling Huamangore) is a 4,927-metre-high (16,165 ft) mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts of Chachas and Orcopampa. Waman Quri lies northwest of Waña Q'awa and Asiruta.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Huamangore". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)


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