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Kiwyu Waqanan

Coordinates: 11°42′24″S 76°01′06″W / 11.70667°S 76.01833°W / -11.70667; -76.01833
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Kiwyu Waqanan
Kiwyu Waqanan is located in Peru
Kiwyu Waqanan
Kiwyu Waqanan
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°42′24″S 76°01′06″W / 11.70667°S 76.01833°W / -11.70667; -76.01833
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes, Paryaqaqa

Kiwyu Waqanan (Jaqaru kiwyu a kind of partridges, Quechua waqay crying, to cry, -na a suffix,[2][3] "where the partridge cries", Hispanicized spelling Quiviohuaganan) is a mountain in the northern part of the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,100 metres (16,732 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, in the districts of Huay-Huay and Yauli. Kiwyu Waqanan lies northeast of Chumpi.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. ^ Neli Belleza Castro, Vocabulario Jaqaru-Español Español-Jaqaru, Lima-Peru 1993
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.