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Mountain in Peru
Quinuajirca
Quinuajirca is located in PeruQuinuajircaQuinuajircaPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)
Coordinates9°22′01″S 77°14′37″W / 9.36694°S 77.24361°W / -9.36694; -77.24361
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Quinuajirca or Kinwa Hirka (Quechua kinwa Chenopodium quinoa, Ancash Quechua hirka mountain, "quinoa mountain", also spelled Quinuajirca) is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Huari District. Quinuajirca lies at the Rurichinchay valley, northeast of the peak of Chinchey.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. "Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006" (PDF). Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Retrieved June 9, 2016.


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