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General Sánchez Cerro Province
The General Sánchez Cerro Province is the smallest of three provinces in the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is Omate. The province was named after the former Peruvian army officer and president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro. Boundaries *North: Arequipa Region *East: Puno Region *South: Mariscal Nieto Province *West: Arequipa Region Geography One of the highest peaks of the province is the Ubinas volcano. Other mountains are listed below: Political division The province is divided into eleven districts, which are: * Omate * Chojata * Coalaque * Ichuña *La Capilla * Lloque * Matalaque *Puquina * Quinistaquillas * Ubinas * Yunga Ethnic groups The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (60.36%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.45% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 1.98% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Peru
The provinces of Peru () are the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country. They are divided into districts ( es, distritos, links=no). There are 196 provinces in Peru, grouped into 25 regions, except for Lima Province which does not belong to any region. This makes an average of seven provinces per region. The region with the fewest provinces is Callao (one) and the region with the most is Ancash (twenty). While provinces in the sparsely populated Amazon rain forest of eastern Peru tend to be larger, there is a large concentration of them in the north-central area of the country. The province with the fewest districts is Purús Province, with just one district. The province with the most districts is Lima Province, with 43 districts. The most common number of districts per province is eight; a total of 29 provinces share this number of districts. Provinces table The table below shows all provinces with their capitals and the region in which they are locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaqhi Jaqhini
Jaqhi Jaqhini ( Aymara ''jaqhi'' cliff, the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with many cliffs", Hispanicized spelling ''Jaque Aquine'') is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ichuña District Ichuña District is one of eleven districts of the General Sánchez Cerro Province in Peru. Geography Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Que ..., northeast of Jukumarini Lake. Jaqhi Jaqhini lies southwest of the mountain Wallqani, northwest of Larama Quta and northeast of Salla Qullu ''(Sallacollo)''.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Moquegua Region) References Mountains of Moquegua Region Mountains of Peru {{Moquegua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pura Purani (Peru)
Pura Purani (Aymara ''pura pura'' ''Xenophyllum'' (or a species of it),Jorge Araya-Presa, Francisco A. Squeo, Lina Barrientos, Eliana Belmonte, Manuel Mamani, Gina Arancio, Manual de Plantas y Canciones en Aymara, PROYECTO EXPLORA-CONICYT ED7/02/085: Etnobotánica y Etnomusicología Aymara: Divulgación de la sabiduría ancestral sobre plantas nativas del Altiplano de Arica, Chile, 2003 ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the ''pura pura'' plant", also spelled ''Purapurani'') is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about high. It is located on the border of the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ichuña District, and the Puno Region, Puno Province, San Antonio District. It lies west of Chuqipata Chuqipata (Aymara ''chuqi'' gold, ''pata'' step, "gold step", Hispanicized spelling ''Choquepata'') is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about high. It is situated on the border of the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paqu Paquni
Paqu Paquni ( Aymara ''paqu paqu'' sorrel colored, ''paqu'' a kind of edible herb, the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the sorrel colored one" or "the one with a complex of the ''paqu'' herb", Hispanicized spelling ''Pacopacone'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province The General Sánchez Cerro Province is the smallest of three provinces in the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is Omate. The province was named after the former Peruvian army officer and president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro. Bo ..., Chojata District, east of Jukumarini Lake.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Moquegua Region) References Mountains of Moquegua Region Mountains of Peru {{Moquegua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pukara (Moquegua)
Pukara (Aymara and Quechua for fortress, Hispanicized spelling ''Pucara'') is a mountain in the Moquegua Region in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ubinas District. Pukara is situated northeast of the active volcano Ubinas and southwest of Wit'uni Huitoni or Wit'uni (Aymara ''wit'u'' spur, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a spur", Hispanicized spelling ''Huitoni'') is a mountain in the Moquegua Region in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the General Sá .... The Para River flows along its western slopes.Peru 1:100,000, Lloque 2738, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD See also * Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reservation References Mountains of Moquegua Region Mountains of Peru {{Moquegua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puka Saya (Moquegua)
Pucasaya (possibly from Quechua ''puka'' red, ''saya'' slope, "red slope") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated southeast of the salt lake named Salinas. The mountain is located in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Matalaque District, southwest of the active Ubinas Ubinas is an active stratovolcano in the Moquegua Region of southern Peru, approximately east of the city of Arequipa. Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it rises above sea level. The volcano's summit is cut by a and caldera, wh ... volcano. Pucasaya lies on the southern border of the buffer zone of the Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reservation. See also * Pachakutiq * Qillqata References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Moquegua Region {{Moquegua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirwani
Pirhuane (possibly from Aymara ''pirwa, piwra'' granary, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a granary") is a mountain in the Moquegua Region in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ubinas District. Pirwani is situated northeast of the active volcano Ubinas Ubinas is an active stratovolcano in the Moquegua Region of southern Peru, approximately east of the city of Arequipa. Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it rises above sea level. The volcano's summit is cut by a and caldera, wh ....escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Arequipa Region) Like the mountains south of Pirhuane, Pacoorcco and Huitoni, Pirhuane lies on the eastern border of the buffer zone of the Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reservation. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Moquegua Region {{Moquegua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parwayuni
Parwayuni (Aymara ''parwayu'' blossom of cereals, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a cereal blossom (or cereal blossoms)", Hispanicized spelling ''Parhuayune'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, and in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ubinas District. Parwayuni is northwest of the active volcano Ubinas and the Qhuyu Parwayuni Qhuyu Parwayuni (Aymara qhuya, qhuyu mine, ''parwayu'' blossom of cereals, (see: ''Flor'') ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, Hispanicized spelling ''Ccuyo Parhuayuni'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. Location It is located in the M ....Peru 1:100,000, Lloque 2738, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD References Mountains of Arequipa Region Mountains of Moquegua Region Mountains of Peru {{Moquegua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pachakutiq (Moquegua)
Pachakutiq (Quechua ''pacha'' time, space, ''kuti'' return, "return of time", "change of time", ''pacha kuti'' "great change or disturbance in the social or political order", ''-q'' a suffix, '' Pachakutiq'' an Inca emperor, Hispanicized spelling ''Pachacutec'') is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province The General Sánchez Cerro Province is the smallest of three provinces in the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is Omate. The province was named after the former Peruvian army officer and president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro. B ..., on the border of the districts Ichuña, Lloque and Yunga. Pachakutiq lies southeast of the mountain Jichu Qullu. References Mountains of Moquegua Region Mountains of Peru {{Moquegua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millu (Moquegua-Puno)
Millu ( Aymara for a kind of salpeter, Quechua language, Quechua for salty, Hispanicized spelling ''Millo'') is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about high. It is located on the border of the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ichuña District, and the Puno Region, Puno Province, San Antonio District, Puno, San Antonio District. It lies southwest of the mountain Chuqipata.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Cerro Province (Moquegua Region) References Mountains of Moquegua Region Mountains of Puno Region Mountains of Peru {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunturini (Peru)
Kunturini ( Aymara ''kunturi'' condor, (see: ''Cóndor'') ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a condor", also spelled ''Condorini'') is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about high. Kunturini is located in the Moquegua Region, on the border of the General Sánchez Cerro Province, Chojata District, and the Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Puno Region, Puno Province Puno is a province in the Puno Region, in southeastern Peru. It borders the provinces of Huancane, San Román, El Collao and the Moquegua Region's province of General Sánchez Cerro. Its capital is the city of Puno, which is located at the ed ..., Pichacani District. It lies southwest of the lake Pharaquta. References Mountains of Moquegua Region Mountains of Puno Region Mountains of Peru {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |