Chuqi Pirwa (Arequipa-Cusco) Explained

Chuqi Pirwa
Elevation M:4800
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Language:Aymara
Location:Peru, Arequipa Region, Cusco Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-15.0431°N -71.3989°W

Chuqi Pirwa (Aymara chuqi gold, pirwa, piwra granary,[2] Quechua chuqi, metal, every kind of precious metal; gold (pirwa deposit,[3] "gold granary" or "metal deposit", Hispanicized spelling Choque Pirhua) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4800m (15,700feet) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Tisco District, and in the Espinar Province, Yauri District. It lies northeast of Jañuma Pirwa and east of Pirwa.[4]

The Pirwamayu (Quechua for "granary river") originates west of the mountain. It flows to the southwest and south as a right affluent of the Qullqa River.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)
  2. Ministerio de Educación, Dirección National de Educación Bilingue Intercultural, Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. (5-vowel-system)
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)

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