Wanq'uri (
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 ...
''wanq'u''
guinea pig
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,
''-ri'' a
suffix, Hispanicized spelling ''Huancure'') 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
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, 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)
* Jiwaà ...
. Wanq'uri is situated southeast of the mountain
Sura Wiqu and northeast of the mountains
Tuma Tumani and Ch'ila ''(Chila)''.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)]
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Puno Region
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