Pirwa (Peru)

For the deity, see Pirwa.
Pirwa
Pirwa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°02′36″S 71°26′33″W / 15.04333°S 71.44250°W / -15.04333; -71.44250Coordinates: 15°02′36″S 71°26′33″W / 15.04333°S 71.44250°W / -15.04333; -71.44250
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes

Pirwa (Aymara and Quechua for granary, deposit,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Pirhua) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,125 m (16,814 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Tisco District. It lies northwest of Jañuma Pirwa.[1]

Two intermittent streams named Nañuma ("slim water") and Wiluma ("red water") originate south of the mountain. They flow to the Pirwamayu in the south. The Pirwamayu (Quechua for "granary river") is a right affluent of the Qullqa River.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Ministerio de Educación, Dirección National de Educación Bilingue Intercultural, Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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