Wira Wira

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Wira Wira
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Wira Wira
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,946 m (16,227 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 8°48′40″S77°34′50″W / 8.81111°S 77.58056°W / -8.81111; -77.58056 Coordinates: 8°48′40″S77°34′50″W / 8.81111°S 77.58056°W / -8.81111; -77.58056  
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Wira Wira (Quechua for Gnaphalium viravira, [2] Hispanicized spelling Huira Huira) is 4,946-metre-high (16,227 ft) mountain in the north of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Yuracmarca District, and in the Pomabamba Province, Pomabamba District. It lies northeast of Pukahirka. [3]

<i>Gnaphalium</i> genus of plants

Gnaphalium is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, commonly called cudweeds. They are widespread and common in temperate regions, although some are found on tropical mountains or in the subtropical regions of the world.

Cordillera Blanca mountain range

The Cordillera Blanca is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for 200 kilometres (124 mi) between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks over 6,000 metres (19,690 ft) high and 722 individual glaciers. The highest mountain in Peru, Huascarán, at 6,768 metres (22,205 ft) high, is located there.

Andes Mountain range in 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.

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Pukaqucha may refer to:

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References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Huira Huira". IGN, Peru. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) see: ayapana
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaylas Province (Ancash Region)
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