Pirqa (Peru)

Pirqa
Pirqa is located in Peru
Pirqa
Pirqa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°44′22″S 72°51′22″W / 14.73944°S 72.85611°W / -14.73944; -72.85611
Geography
LocationPeru, Apurímac Region, Ayacucho Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Pirqa (Aymara and Quechua for wall,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Pirca) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Juan Espinoza Medrano District, and in the Ayacucho Region, Parinacochas Province, Coronel Castañeda District. Pirqa lies northwest of Lunq'u.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac 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. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.