Wiluyu (Mañazo-Tiquillaca)

This article is about the mountain on the border of the districts of Mañazo and Tiquillaca in the Puno Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wiluyu. For the mountain in the Cordillera Real in Bolivia named Wiluyu or Wiluyu Janq'u Uma, see Wiluyu Janq'u Uma.
Wiluyu
Wiluyu is located in Peru
Wiluyu
Wiluyu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°55′09″S 70°21′52″W / 15.91917°S 70.36444°W / -15.91917; -70.36444
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

Wiluyu (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, uyu corral,[2][3] "red corral", Hispanicized spelling Viluyo) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, on the border of the districts Mañazo and Tiquillaca. It lies south of the mountain Chuqi Liwa (Choquelihua).[1]

The Wanuni River originates near the mountain. It flows to the Uturunqani River in the south.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province 1 (Puno 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)
  3. ^ "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved January 7, 2015.


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