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Huayruruni

Coordinates: 13°39′01″S 71°04′01″W / 13.65028°S 71.06694°W / -13.65028; -71.06694
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Huayruruni
Huayruruni is located in Peru
Huayruruni
Huayruruni
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,900 m (16,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°39′01″S 71°04′01″W / 13.65028°S 71.06694°W / -13.65028; -71.06694
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Huayruruni (possibly from Aymara wayruru red and black seeds of a plant (Abrus precatorius, Ormosia coccinea and Ormosia minor); also meaning something very beautiful,[2][3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. It lies northwest of the peaks of Quinsachata and Quehuesiri.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2015. (see: Pepa)
  3. ^ 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)