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Parwayuni

Coordinates: 16°16′40″S 70°54′03″W / 16.27778°S 70.90083°W / -16.27778; -70.90083
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Parwayuni
Satellite image of the volcano Ubinas (on the left) with Parwayuni northwest of it
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°16′40″S 70°54′03″W / 16.27778°S 70.90083°W / -16.27778; -70.90083
Geography
Parwayuni is located in Peru
Parwayuni
Parwayuni
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Moquegua Region
Parent rangeAndes

Parwayuni (Aymara parwayu blossom of cereals,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a cereal blossom (or cereal blossoms)", Hispanicized spelling Parhuayune) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, and in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ubinas District. Parwayuni is northwest of the active volcano Ubinas and the 4,647-metre-high (15,246 ft) Qhuyu Parwayuni.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Arequipa Region)
  2. ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2014. (see: Flor)
  3. ^ Peru 1:100,000, Lloque 2738, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD