Pirwa (Peru) Explained

Pirwa
Elevation M:5000
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Language:Aymara
Location:Peru, Arequipa Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-15.0433°N -71.4425°W

Pirwa (Aymara and Quechua for granary, deposit,[2] Hispanicized spelling Pirhua) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 51250NaN0 high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Tisco District. It lies northwest of Jañuma Pirwa.[1]

Two intermittent streams named Nañuma ("slim water") and Wiluma ("red water") originate south of the mountain. They flow to the Pirwamayu in the south. The Pirwamayu (Quechua for "granary river") is 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)