Sisiwa

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Sisiwa
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Sisiwa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,949 m (16,237 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 14°33′15″S72°36′31″W / 14.55417°S 72.60861°W / -14.55417; -72.60861 Coordinates: 14°33′15″S72°36′31″W / 14.55417°S 72.60861°W / -14.55417; -72.60861  
Geography
Location Peru, Apurímac Region
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Sisiwa (Hispanicized spelling Sisihua) is a 4,949-metre-high (16,237 ft) mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District. Sisiwa lies east of Hatun Qillqa and Yuraq Urqu. [1] [2]

Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

Peru republic in South America

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.

Apurímac Region Region in 7 provinces and 80 districts, Peru

Apurímac is a region in southern-central Peru. It is bordered on the east by the Cusco Region, on the west by the Ayacucho Region, and on the south by the Arequipa and Ayacucho regions. The region's name originates from the Quechua language and means "where the gods speak" in reference to the many mountains of the region that seem to be talking to each other.

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Hatun Qillqa mountain in Peru

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Quncha Urqu mountain in Peru

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Wankayuq Saywa mountain in Peru

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Qillqa (Apurímac) mountain in the Apurímac Region, Peru

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Huchuy Sara Sara mountain in Peru

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Llullucha mountain in Peru

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Qillu

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Urpi Marka mountain in Peru

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Quri Pawkara mountain in Peru

Quri Pawkara is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, in the districts of Antabamba and Juan Espinoza Medrano. Its three peaks lie in a row from north to south northwest of Quri Waraqa.

Utkhu

Utkhu is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, in the districts of Antabamba and Juan Espinoza Medrano. Utkhu lies northeast of Quri Pawkara.

Paychi

Paychi is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, in the districts of Antabamba and Juan Espinoza Medrano. Paychi lies northwest of Quri Waraqa and southeast of Quri Pawkara.

Sondor may refer to:

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Sisihua". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)


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