Suri Wayku

Suri Wayku
Suri Wayku

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°55′49″S 70°35′52″W / 16.93028°S 70.59778°W / -16.93028; -70.59778Coordinates: 16°55′49″S 70°35′52″W / 16.93028°S 70.59778°W / -16.93028; -70.59778
Geography
Location Peru, Moquegua Region
Parent range Andes

Suri Wayku (Aymara suri rhea, wayku brook or gorge,[2] "rhea brook (or gorge)", hispanicized spelling Surehuayco) or Suri Wayq'u (in Quechua) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Torata District. It lies southwest of the mountain Iruma and east of Achuqallani. Suri Wayku is also the name of an intermittent stream north of the mountain.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)
  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) see: Suri and Quebrada de montes


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