Wira Wira

Wira Wira
Wira Wira

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,946 m (16,227 ft) [1]
Coordinates 8°48′40″S 77°34′50″W / 8.81111°S 77.58056°W / -8.81111; -77.58056Coordinates: 8°48′40″S 77°34′50″W / 8.81111°S 77.58056°W / -8.81111; -77.58056
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Wira Wira (Quechua for Gnaphalium viravira,[2] hispanicized spelling Huira Huira) is 4,946 m (16,227 ft) high mountain in the north of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District, and in the Pomabamba Province, Pomabamba District. It lies northeast of Pukahirka.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Huira Huira". IGN, Peru. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) see: ayapana
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
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