Wanq'uri

Wanq'uri
Wanq'uri

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,074.9 m (16,650 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°7′44″S 69°40′53″W / 17.12889°S 69.68139°W / -17.12889; -69.68139Coordinates: 17°7′44″S 69°40′53″W / 17.12889°S 69.68139°W / -17.12889; -69.68139
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, El Collao Province
Parent range Andes

Wanq'uri (Aymara wanq'u guinea pig,[2] -ri a suffix, hispanicized spelling Huancure) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,074.9 metres (16,650 ft) high. It lies in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Capazo District. Wanq'uri is situated southeast of the mountain Sura Wiqu and northeast of the mountains Tuma Tumani and Ch'ila (Chila).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  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. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)


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