Tani Tani

Tani Tani
Tani Tani

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,806 m (15,768 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°0′55″S 69°57′20″W / 14.01528°S 69.95556°W / -14.01528; -69.95556Coordinates: 14°0′55″S 69°57′20″W / 14.01528°S 69.95556°W / -14.01528; -69.95556
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes

Tani Tani (local name for the flower Gentianella primuloides,[2] also spelled Tanitani) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,806 metres (15,768 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Coasa District. Tani Tani lies west of the lake Qunchak'uchu (Quechua for "mushroom corner",[3] Cconchacuccho, Cconchacucho).[4]

References

  1. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Cuyocuyo 2942, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD, 1993
  2. ↑ Proyecto de conservación de la biodiversidad en el sistema TDPS, cedefoa, La Paz, Bolivia (2001)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)


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