Altarniyuq

Altarniyuq
Altarniyuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,346 m (17,539 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°12′55″S 75°56′13″W / 12.21528°S 75.93694°W / -12.21528; -75.93694Coordinates: 12°12′55″S 75°56′13″W / 12.21528°S 75.93694°W / -12.21528; -75.93694
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Altarniyuq (Spanish altar altar, Quechua -ni, -yuq suffixes,[2] "the one with an altar", Hispanicized spelling Altarniyoc) is a 5,356-metre-high (17,572 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Tanta. Altarniyuq lies southeast of a lake named Pisququcha, southwest of the peak of Uman and northeast of Wayna Qutuni and Qutuni of the Pichqa Waqra mountain range.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nevado Altarniyoc". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 15, 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 Yauyos Province (Lima Region)


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