Tarujani

Tarujani

The glaciated Rit'ipampa area with Tarujani shown in the upper right part of this image (NASA, 2010)
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates 13°52′46″S 70°45′12″W / 13.87944°S 70.75333°W / -13.87944; -70.75333Coordinates: 13°52′46″S 70°45′12″W / 13.87944°S 70.75333°W / -13.87944; -70.75333
Geography
Tarujani

Location within Peru

Location Peru
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Tarujani (Aymara taruja deer,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the deer", hispanicized spelling Tarucani) 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, Corani District, west of Corani (Qurani). Tarujani lies southeast of the mountain Jach'a Tira east of the large glaciated area of Rit'ipampa (Quechua for "snow plain").[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  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)


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