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Kiwyu

Coordinates: 12°21′14″S 75°55′41″W / 12.35389°S 75.92806°W / -12.35389; -75.92806
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Kiwyu
Kiwyu is located in Peru
Kiwyu
Kiwyu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°21′14″S 75°55′41″W / 12.35389°S 75.92806°W / -12.35389; -75.92806
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Yauyos Province
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Kiwyu (Jaqaru for a kind of partridges,[2] Hispanicized spelling Quivio) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,000 metres (16,404 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Carani and Yauyos. Kiwyu lies southeast of Llunk'uti at a lake named Llunk'uti.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ Neli Belleza Castro, Vocabulario Jaqaru-Español Español-Jaqaru, Lima-Peru 1993