Mamañawi

Mamañawi
Mamañawi

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°21′21″S 70°56′05″W / 15.35583°S 70.93472°W / -15.35583; -70.93472Coordinates: 15°21′21″S 70°56′05″W / 15.35583°S 70.93472°W / -15.35583; -70.93472
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes

Mamañawi (Quechua mama mother, madam; vein (or seam), ñawi eye,[2] hispanicized spelling Mamañahui) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100-metre (16,732 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Santa Lucía. Mamañawi lies northwest of the mountain Uturunqani and southeast of Pukapunchu.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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