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Kiwyu (Huarochirí)

Coordinates: 11°29′45″S 76°28′16″W / 11.49583°S 76.47111°W / -11.49583; -76.47111
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Kiwyu
Kiwyu is located in Peru
Kiwyu
Kiwyu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°29′45″S 76°28′16″W / 11.49583°S 76.47111°W / -11.49583; -76.47111
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

Kiwyu (Jaqaru for a kind of partridges,[2] hispanicized spelling Quiuyo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Huanza District. Kiwyu lies northwest of a lake named Saqsaqucha (Quechua for "multi-colored lake").[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochiri Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ Neli Belleza Castro, Vocabulario Jaqaru-Español Español-Jaqaru, Lima-Peru 1993