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Chuqi Pirwa (Arequipa Cusco)

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Parent range
  
Andes

Range
  
Andes

Elevation
  
4,800 m

Chuqi Pirwa (Arequipa-Cusco)

Location
  
Peru, Arequipa Region, Cusco Region

Chuqi Pirwa (Arequipa Cusco) is a mountain on the border of the Arequipa Region and the Cusco Region, Peru (Aymara chuqi gold, pirwa, piwra granary, Quechua chuqi, metal, every kind of precious metal; gold (<Aymara), pirwa deposit, "gold granary" or "metal deposit", hispanicized spelling Choque Pirhua) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Tisco District, and in the Espinar Province, Yauri District. It lies northeast of JaƱuma Pirwa and east of Pirwa.

The Pirwamayu (Quechua for "granary river") originates west of the mountain. It flows to the southwest and south as a right affluent of the Qullqa River.

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Chuqi Pirwa (Arequipa-Cusco) Wikipedia