Wisa Wisa
For the mountain on the border of the Lampa Province and the Melgar Province in the Puno Region, Peru, see Wisa Wisa (Lampa-Melgar).
| Wisa Wisa | |
|---|---|
  Wisa Wisa Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,300 m (17,400 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 14°07′04″S 70°47′17″W / 14.11778°S 70.78806°WCoordinates: 14°07′04″S 70°47′17″W / 14.11778°S 70.78806°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Puno Region, Melgar Province |
| Parent range | Andes, Willkanuta |
Wisa Wisa (Aymara wisa first born twin,[2] Quechua wiksa, wisa belly,[3] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, hispanicized spelling Huisahuisa) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. Wisa Wisa lies south of Pumanuta, Hatunk'uchu and P'iya Qhuyani, northwest of Qhuna Tira, northeast of Wiqu and Hatun Sallika and east of Quchak'uchu. Llankamayu, a right tributary of Hatun Mayu, flows along its eastern slope.[1]
References
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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