Wankarani (Puno)

This article is about the mountain in the Puno Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wankarani.
Wankarani
Wankarani

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,181 m (16,998 ft)[1]
Coordinates 16°06′30″S 70°15′24″W / 16.10833°S 70.25667°W / -16.10833; -70.25667Coordinates: 16°06′30″S 70°15′24″W / 16.10833°S 70.25667°W / -16.10833; -70.25667
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Puno Province
Parent range Andes

Wankarani (Aymara wankanra a kind of drum,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a wankara", hispanicized spelling Huancarani) is a 5,181-metre (16,998 ft) high mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Puno Province, on the border of the districts Pichacani and San Antonio.[1][3]

Wankarani (Huancarani) is also the name of a river which originates north of the mountain. Along the village of Wankarani (Huancarane) it flows to the north as a tributary of the Uturunqani River.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100,000, Pichaccani 2838, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  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. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province 1 (Puno Region)


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