Larqanku

Larqanku
Larqanku

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,585 m (18,323 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°59′13″S 70°05′42″W / 16.98694°S 70.09500°W / -16.98694; -70.09500Coordinates: 16°59′13″S 70°05′42″W / 16.98694°S 70.09500°W / -16.98694; -70.09500
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, El Collao Province, Tacna Region, Candarave Province
Parent range Andes

Larqanku (Aymara larqa irrigation channel, anku tendon; nerve,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Larjanco) is a 5,585 m (18,323 ft) high mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District.[4] It is southwest of Lurisquta and southeast of Wisk'acha Lake. Larqanku lies between Jisk'a Larqanku ("little Larqanku") in the south and Panti Usu in the northwest.

References

  1. ↑ Proyecto de Ley, Ley de Demarcación y Organización Territorial de la Provincia Candarave en el Departamento Tacna, Lima 2006
  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. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved October 17, 2015. (see: Cordon)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna Region)


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