Suparawra

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Suparawra
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Suparawra
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,029 m (16,499 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 14°46′08″S73°43′55″W / 14.76889°S 73.73194°W / -14.76889; -73.73194 Coordinates: 14°46′08″S73°43′55″W / 14.76889°S 73.73194°W / -14.76889; -73.73194  
Geography
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region
Parent range Andes

Suparawra (the name of an apu , [2] Hispanicized spelling Suparaura) is a 5,029-metre-high (16,499 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Parinacochas Province, on the border of the districts of Coracora and Upahuacho. Suparawra lies southwest of Q'illu Urqu. [1] [3]

In the religion and mythology of Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, apus are the spirits of the mountains - and sometimes solitary rocks and caves, that protect the local people in the highlands. The term dates back to the Inca Empire.

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Suparaura". IGN, Peru. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ Rodolfo Sánchez Garrafa, Apus de los Cuatro Suyos: construcción del mundo en los ciclos mitológicos de las deidades montaña
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Parinacochas Province (Ayacucho Region)


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