Pariwana

Pariwana
Pariwana is located in Peru
Pariwana
Pariwana
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,022 m (16,476 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°14′29″S 70°43′33″W / 15.24139°S 70.72583°W / -15.24139; -70.72583
Naming
English translationflamingo
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

Pariwana (Quechua for flamingo,[2] Hispanicized spelling Parihuana) is a 5,022-metre-high (16,476 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, on the border of the districts of Palca and Vilavila. Pariwana lies north of Qillqa.[3]

References

  1. ^ Peru 1:100,000, Ocuviri 2740, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)


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