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Wira Wira

Coordinates: 8°48′40″S 77°34′50″W / 8.81111°S 77.58056°W / -8.81111; -77.58056
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Wira Wira
Wira Wira is located in Peru
Wira Wira
Wira Wira
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,946 m (16,227 ft)[1]
Coordinates8°48′40″S 77°34′50″W / 8.81111°S 77.58056°W / -8.81111; -77.58056
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Wira Wira (Quechua for Gnaphalium viravira,[2] Hispanicized spelling Huira Huira) is 4,946-metre-high (16,227 ft) mountain in the north of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District, and in the Pomabamba Province, Pomabamba District. It lies northeast of Pukahirka.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Cerro Huira Huira". IGN, Peru. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005. see: ayapana
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)