Quri Pawkara (
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...
''quri'' gold, ''pawkara'' a species of bird,
[Shimikunata Asirtachik Killka Inka-Kastellanu, Instituto Linguístico de Verano, Lima, Peru, 2002] (possibly
Russet-backed oropendola
The russet-backed oropendola (''Psarocolius angustifrons'') is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is found in wooded habitats in the highlands of the northern and central Andes and the Venezuelan Coastal Range, and in lowlands of the w ...
) also spelled ''Coripaucara'') is a mountain in the
Wansu mountain range 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 ...
of
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 ...
, about high. It is situated in the
Apurímac Region Apurímac is the name of:
*Apurímac River, a river in the south-eastern parts of central Peru
* Department of Apurímac, a region in the south-eastern parts of central Peru
*Three albums by the German new-age band Cusco
Cusco or Cuzco (; or ...
,
Antabamba Province, in the districts of
Antabamba
Antabamba (in Hispanicized spelling) or Antapampa ( Quechua ''anta'' copper, ''pampa'' plain, "copper plain") is a town in southern Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the no ...
and
Juan Espinoza Medrano. Its three peaks lie in a row from north to south northwest of
Quri Waraqa.
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References
Five-thousanders of the Andes
Mountains of the Department of Apurímac
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