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Mountain in Peru
Qiwñani
Qiwñani is located in PeruQiwñaniQiwñaniLocation within Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,200 m (13,800 ft)
Coordinates17°33′40″S 69°35′00″W / 17.56111°S 69.58333°W / -17.56111; -69.58333
Geography
LocationPeru, Tacna Region
Parent rangeAndes

Qiwñani (Aymara qiwña a kind of tree (polylepis), -ni a suffix, "the one with the qiwña", hispanicized spelling Queuñane) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,200 metres (13,780 ft) high. It is located in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District, near the Chilean border. Qiwñani lies north of Phaq'u Q'awa.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)


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