Paxsi

Paxsi
Paxsi

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,941.1 m (16,211 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°0′47″S 72°55′54″W / 15.01306°S 72.93167°W / -15.01306; -72.93167Coordinates: 15°0′47″S 72°55′54″W / 15.01306°S 72.93167°W / -15.01306; -72.93167
Geography
Location La Unión Province, Arequipa Region, Peru
Parent range Andes

Paxsi (Aymara for "moon",[2] hispanicized spelling Pacsi) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,941.1 metres (16,211 ft) high. It is situated in Pampamarca District of La Unión Province in the Arequipa Region. Paxsi lies south of the Chawpimayu (Quechua for "central river", hispanicized Chaupimayo) or Wayllapaña (Huayllapaña), a right affluent of the Cotahuasi River.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  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)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)


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