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Pirwa Hirka

Coordinates: 11°02′48″S 76°31′39″W / 11.04667°S 76.52750°W / -11.04667; -76.52750
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Pirwa Hirka
Pirwa Hirka is located in Peru
Pirwa Hirka
Pirwa Hirka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°02′48″S 76°31′39″W / 11.04667°S 76.52750°W / -11.04667; -76.52750
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Pasco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Pirwa Hirka (Quechua pirwa deposit, hirka mountain,[2][3] "deposit mountain", hispanicized spelling Pirhua Jirca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huaral Province, Pacaraos District, and in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Huayllay District. It lies west of a lake named Warunqucha.[1]

References

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