Rit'i Wasi

Rit'i Wasi
Rit'i Wasi

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°45′00″S 70°39′4″W / 13.75000°S 70.65111°W / -13.75000; -70.65111Coordinates: 13°45′00″S 70°39′4″W / 13.75000°S 70.65111°W / -13.75000; -70.65111
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Rit'i Wasi (Quechua rit'i snow, wasi house[2] "snow house", hispanicized spelling Riti Huasi) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts Corani and Ollachea.

See also

References

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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