Tirani

Tirani

Coropuna (snow-covered) and Tirani (upper right edge of this image) as seen from the air
Highest point
Elevation 5,105 m (16,749 ft)[1]
Coordinates 15°20′06″S 72°33′07″W / 15.33500°S 72.55194°W / -15.33500; -72.55194Coordinates: 15°20′06″S 72°33′07″W / 15.33500°S 72.55194°W / -15.33500; -72.55194
Geography
Tirani

Peru

Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province
Parent range Andes

Tirani (Aymara tira cradle,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a cradle", also spelled Tirane) is a 5,106-metre (16,752 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, on the border of the districts of Cayarani and Salamanca.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Tirane". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  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. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Condesuyos Province (Arequipa Region)


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