Quri Pawkara Explained

Quri Pawkara
Elevation M:5000
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Wansu
Location:Peru, Apurímac Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-14.5761°N -72.8206°W

Quri Pawkara (Quechua quri gold, pawkara a species of bird,[2] (possibly Russet-backed oropendola) also spelled Coripaucara) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5000m (16,000feet) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, in the districts of Antabamba and Juan Espinoza Medrano. Its three peaks lie in a row from north to south northwest of Quri Waraqa.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. Shimikunata Asirtachik Killka Inka-Kastellanu, Instituto Linguístico de Verano, Lima, Peru, 2002