Pirhuane (possibly from

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 ...

''pirwa, piwra''

granary A granary, also known as a grain house and historically as a granarium in Latin, is a post-harvest storage building primarily for grains or seeds. Granaries are typically built above the ground to prevent spoilage and protect the stored grains o ...

, ''-ni'' a

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to indicate ownership, "the one with a granary") is a mountain in the

Moquegua Region Moquegua () is a department and Regional Government of Moquegua, 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 nat ...

in the

Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

. It is situated in the

General Sánchez Cerro Province A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. Ma ...

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 ...

. 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, w ...

.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 Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve is a protected area located in the regions of Arequipa (Department of Peru), Arequipa and Moquegua (Department of Peru), Moquegua; Peru. The main purpose of this area is to protect the local flora, fauna and ...

References

Four-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Moquegua {{Moquegua-geo-stub