Wayruruni

Wayruruni
Wayruruni

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,900 m (16,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°39′01″S 71°04′01″W / 13.65028°S 71.06694°W / -13.65028; -71.06694Coordinates: 13°39′01″S 71°04′01″W / 13.65028°S 71.06694°W / -13.65028; -71.06694
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range

Wayruruni (Aymara wayruru red and black seeds of a plant (Abrus precatorius, Ormosia coccinea and Ormosia minor); also meaning something very beautiful,[2][3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, hispanicized spelling Huayruruni) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. It lies northwest of the peaks of Kimsachata and Q'iwisiri.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved January 19, 2015. (see: Pepa)
  3. ↑ 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)


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