Jiwaña

Mountain in Peru

Jiwaña

Jiwaña

Peru

Highest point
Elevation| 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates| 17°10′38″S 69°53′00″W﻿ / ﻿17.17722°S 69.88333°W﻿ / -17.17722; -69.88333
Geography
Location| Peru, Puno Region, El Collao Province
Parent range| Andes

Jiwaña (Aymara for to die / massacre, slaughter, slaughtering,[2] Hispanicized names Coverane, Coverane Gihuana, Gihuana, Koverane) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Capazo District. Jiwaña lies west of Tuma Tumani and southeast of Wila Chunkara. It is south of the plain named Jiwaña Pampa (Jihuaña Pampa). The Jiwaña River (Jihuaña) originates near the mountain. It flows through the plain before it reaches the Mawri River (Mauri).[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)
2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)

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