Viluyo (Pitumarca)

Viluyo (possibly from Aymara wila blood, blood-red, uyu corral,[3][4] "red corral") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, east of Sibinacocha. It lies south and southwest of Condoriquiña.[1][2]

This article is about the mountain in the Pitumarca District, Canchis Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wiluyu. For the mountain in the Cordillera Real in Bolivia named Wiluyu or Wiluyu Janq'u Uma, see Wiluyu Janq'u Uma.
Viluyo
Viluyo
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates13°51′05″S 70°55′34″W [2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

References
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region)
  2. "Nevado Viluyo". IGN, Peru. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  3. 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)
  4. "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved January 31, 2015.


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