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Mountain in Peru
Waytiri
Waytiri is located in PeruWaytiriWaytiriPeru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates16°49′48″S 70°24′29″W / 16.83000°S 70.40806°W / -16.83000; -70.40806
Geography
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region, Tacna Region
Parent rangeAndes

Waytiri (Aymara, possibly composed of wayta flower, -iri a suffix, Hispanicized spelling Huaitire, Huaytire) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. Waytiri lies northeast of the mountain Warintapani.

Waytiri (Huaitire) is also the name of a river near the mountain. Along the village of Waytiri (Huaitire, Huaytiri) it flows to Such'i Lake (Waytiri Lake) in the south.

See also

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna Region)
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ Proyecto de Ley No. 3355, Lima 2014
  4. Peru 1:100,000, Hospicio 2837, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD


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