Phisqa Tira

Coordinates: 15°32′13″S 70°33′02″W / 15.53694°S 70.55056°W / -15.53694; -70.55056
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Phisqa Tira
Phisqa Tira is located in Peru
Phisqa Tira
Phisqa Tira
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°32′13″S 70°33′02″W / 15.53694°S 70.55056°W / -15.53694; -70.55056
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Lampa Province
Parent rangeAndes

Phisqa Tira (Aymara phisqa five, tira cradle,[2] "five cradles", Hispanicized spelling Piscatira) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, on the border of the districts Paratía and Santa Lucía. Phisqa Tira lies northeast of the mountain Awallani.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa 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)