P'iti

P'iti
P'iti

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,117 m (16,788 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°31′50″S 76°24′51″W / 11.53056°S 76.41417°W / -11.53056; -76.41417Coordinates: 11°31′50″S 76°24′51″W / 11.53056°S 76.41417°W / -11.53056; -76.41417
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes

P'iti (Quechua for dividing by pulling powerfully to the extremes; gap, interruption,[2] also spelled Piti) is a 5,117 m (16,788 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Huanza District. P'iti lies northeast of a lake named P'itiqucha.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Piti". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)


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