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Wiluyu (Tiquillaca)

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Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain in the Tiquillaca District, Puno Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wiluyu. For the mountain in the Cordillera Real in Bolivia named Wiluyu or Wiluyu Janq'u Uma, see Wiluyu Janq'u Uma.
Wiluyu
Wiluyu is located in PeruWiluyuWiluyuPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)
Coordinates16°02′40″S 70°23′03″W / 16.04444°S 70.38417°W / -16.04444; -70.38417
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

Wiluyu (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, uyu corral, "red corral", Hispanicized spelling Veluyo) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Tiquillaca District. It lies between two rivers named Wanuni (Huanuni) and Uqi Jaqhi (Oqueaque), southwest of the mountain K'ara K'arani and southeast of Pura Purani.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province 1 (Puno 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. "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved January 7, 2015.


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