Kiwyu (Huarochirí)

For the mountain in the Yauyos Province, Lima Region, Peru, see Kiwyu.
Kiwyu
Kiwyu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°29′45″S 76°28′16″W / 11.49583°S 76.47111°W / -11.49583; -76.47111Coordinates: 11°29′45″S 76°28′16″W / 11.49583°S 76.47111°W / -11.49583; -76.47111
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes

Kiwyu (Jaqaru for a kind of partridges,[2] hispanicized spelling Quiuyo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Huanza District. Kiwyu lies northwest of a lake named Saqsaqucha (Quechua for "multi-colored lake").[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochiri Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Neli Belleza Castro, Vocabulario Jaqaru-Español Español-Jaqaru, Lima-Peru 1993
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