Quri Pawkara

Quri Pawkara
Quri Pawkara

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°34′34″S 72°49′14″W / 14.57611°S 72.82056°W / -14.57611; -72.82056Coordinates: 14°34′34″S 72°49′14″W / 14.57611°S 72.82056°W / -14.57611; -72.82056
Geography
Location Peru, Apurímac Region
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Quri Pawkara (Quechua quri gold, pawkara a species of bird,[2][3] (possibly Russet-backed oropendola) also spelled Coripaucara) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, in the districts of Antabamba and Juan Espinoza Medrano. Its three peaks lie in a row from north to south northwest of Quri Waraqa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Shimikunata Asirtachik Killka Inka-Kastellanu, Instituto Linguístico de Verano, Lima, Peru, 2002


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