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Mountain in Peru
Q'urawiri
Q'urawiri is located in PeruQ'urawiriQ'urawiriPeru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates14°02′08″S 72°48′18″W / 14.03556°S 72.80500°W / -14.03556; -72.80500
Geography
LocationPeru, Apurímac Region
Parent rangeAndes

Q'urawiri (Aymara for slinger, someone who catapults something, also spelled Qorawiri, Qurawiri, Hispanicized spelling Corahuiri) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Apurímac Region, Abancay Province, Circa District, and in the Grau Province, Chuquibambilla District. Huch'uy Q'urawiri (Quechua huch'uy small, "little Q'urawiri") is northwest of it.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Abancay Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. "Materials for an Aymara dictionary (5-vowel-system)". Thomas A. Sebeok. 1951. Retrieved October 30, 2015. Q'orawiri


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