Wariri
The lake Wilaquta (on the right) and Wariri south of it as seen from above (NASA Landsat7 image)
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°10′55″S 70°01′25″W / 17.18194°S 70.02361°W / -17.18194; -70.02361
Geography
Wariri is located in Peru
Wariri
Wariri
Peru
LocationPeru, Tacna Region, Tarata Province
Parent rangeAndes

Wariri (Aymara wari vicuña,[2] -(i)ri a suffix, Hispanicized spelling Huarire, also Huairire) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Susapaya District. Wariri lies between the lake Wilaquta in the north and Ñiq'i Quta ("mud lake") in the south.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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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