Parwayuni (
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 ...
''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
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of
Peru
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, about high. It is in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh l ...
,
Arequipa Province
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,
Tarucani District, and in the
Moquegua Region
Moquegua () is a department and region in southern Peru that extends from the coast to the highlands. Its capital is the city of Moquegua, which is among the main Peruvian cities for its high rates of GDP and national education.
Geography
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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.
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,
Ubinas District
Ubinas District is one of eleven districts of the province General Sánchez Cerro in the Moquegua Region in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
Geography
The high ...
. Parwayuni is northwest 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 ...
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 ...
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References
Mountains of Arequipa Region
Mountains of Moquegua Region
Mountains of Peru
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