Wirta Pata (Aymara wirta vegetable garden (a borrowing from Spanish huerta), pata step,[2][3] "vegetable garden step", also spelled Huerta Pata) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru and the name of a lake near the mountain. The mountain and the lake are located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, Limbani District. The mountain is about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It lies north of the peaks of Ariquma and Ankayuq K'uchu, and southwest of the lakes Ch'uxñaquta ("green lake", Chocñecota) and Tinkiqucha (Tinquicocha).[1]
| Wirta Pata | |
|---|---|
  Wirta Pata Location within Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 14°14′25″S 69°46′55″W / 14.24028°S 69.78194°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru |
| Parent range | Andes |
The lake named Wirta Pata lies northwest of the mountain at 14°13′24″S 69°48′00″W / 14.22333°S 69.80000°W.
References
edit- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map Crucero 2 (Puno Region)
- ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved January 9, 2015. (see: Huerta)
- ^ 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)
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