Iru Uma

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Iru Uma
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Iru Uma
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,055 m (16,585 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 16°55′30″S70°10′52″W / 16.92500°S 70.18111°W / -16.92500; -70.18111 Coordinates: 16°55′30″S70°10′52″W / 16.92500°S 70.18111°W / -16.92500; -70.18111  
Geography
Location Peru, Moquegua Region, Tacna Region
Parent range Andes

Iru Uma (Aymara iru spiny Peruvian feather grass, uma water, [2] 'feather grass water', Hispanicized spelling Irohuma, Irouma) is a 5,055-metre-high (16,585 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. Iru Uma lies southeast of Wisk'acha Lake and southwest of the mountain Wisk'acha. [1] [3] [4]

Aymara language native language in South America

Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

Peru republic in South America

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References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100,000, Hospicio 2837, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  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)
  3. ↑ Proyecto de Ley No. 3355, Ley de Saneamiento y Organización Territorial de la Provincia y Distritos de Candarave, del Departamento de Tacna, Lima 2014
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna Region)


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