Paxsi

Paxsi
Paxsi is located in Peru
Paxsi
Paxsi
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,941.1 m (16,211 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°0′47″S 72°55′54″W / 15.01306°S 72.93167°W / -15.01306; -72.93167
Geography
LocationLa Unión Province, Arequipa Region, Peru
Parent rangeAndes

Paxsi (Aymara for "moon",[2] Hispanicized spelling Pacsi) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,941.1 metres (16,211 ft) high. It is situated in Pampamarca District of La Unión Province in the Arequipa Region. Paxsi lies south of the Chawpimayu (Quechua for "central river", Hispanicized Chaupimayo) or Wayllapaña (Huayllapaña), a right affluent of the Cotahuasi River.[3]

References

  1. ^ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 7, 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 La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)


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