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Waqrawiri

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Elevation
  
5,425 m

Parent range
  
Andes

Mountain range
  
Andes

Waqrawiri

Location
  
Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province

Waqrawiri (Quechua waqra horn, wiri lasso, "horn lasso", hispanicized spelling Huajrahuire) or Waxra Wiri (Aymara waxra horn, wiri (a part of) a foot plough) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,425 metres (17,799 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Orcopampa District. Waqrawiri lies northwest of the lake Machuqucha and south of the river Millumayu (Quechua for aluminium sulfate river, hispanicized Millomayo).

Map of Waqrawiri, Peru

References

Waqrawiri Wikipedia