Pirhuane (mountain) explained

Pirhuane
Elevation M:4994
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-16.2597°N -70.8236°W

Pirhuane (possibly from Aymara pirwa, piwra granary,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a granary") is a 4994m (16,385feet) mountain in the Moquegua Region in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ubinas District. Pirwani is situated northeast of the active volcano Ubinas.[3] Like the mountains south of Pirhuane, Pacoorcco and Huitoni, Pirhuane lies on the eastern border of the buffer zone of the Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reservation.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Valoración del Servicio Ambiental de Provisión de Agua con Base en la Reserva Nacional Salinas y Aguada Blanca - Cuenca del Río Chili, PROFONANPE, Lima, 2007
  2. Ministerio de Educación, Dirección National de Educación Bilingue Intercultural, Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Arequipa Region)