Sura Wiqu (

Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...

''sura'' dry ''jiquima'', a species of

Pachyrhizus ''Pachyrhizus'' is a small genus of five or six species of tropical and subtropical plants growing from large, often edible taproots. Jícama The jícama or yam bean (''P. erosus'') is a vine widely grown for its large (10–15 cm di ...

, ''wiqu'' a corner in a house, a mountain cove, "''jiquima'' cove", Hispanicized spelling ''Soravico'') is a mountain in the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

of southern

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

, about high. It lies in the

Puno Region Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusco ...

El Collao Province El Collao Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru, created in 1992. The capital of the province is the city of Ilave. Political division The province measures and is divided into five districts: Geography Some of the highest peak ...

Capazo District Capazo District is one of five districts of the province El Collao in Puno Region, Peru. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region) * Jiwa� ...

. Sura Wiqu is situated north-west of the mountain

Wanq'uri Wanq'uri (Aymara ''wanq'u'' guinea pig, ''-ri'' a suffix, Hispanicized spelling ''Huancure'') is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about high. It lies in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Capazo District Capazo District is one of fi ...

and north-east of the mountain

Tuma Tumani Tuma Tumani (Aymara ''tuma'' detour, a long way round, the reduplication signifies that there is a group or a complex of something, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with many detours", Hispanicized and broken name ''Tomaromani'' ...

. Sura Wiqu ''(Suraveco)'' is also the name of a neighboring lower mountain to the north-west, about high, at .

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