Tikunata

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tikunata

The island Tikunata and Lake Titicaca as seen from Qutus (Ccotos), Capachica
Geography
Location Lake Titicaca, Puno Region
Country
Peru

Tikunata (Aymara tikuna a kind of worm or caterpillar, -ta a suffix, "from",[1][2] hispanicized spelling Ticonata, also Tikonata) is an island on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Capachica District, between the peninsula Capachica in the east and the island Amantani in the west.[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ aymara.ucb.edu.bo Félix Layme Pairumani, Diccionario de Sinónimos de lengua aymara: tikuna - Gusano blanco de la tierra.
  2. ↑ Juan Carvajal Carvaja et al, Diccionario Ilustrado Aymara, Español, Inglés: tikuna - gusano del maíz / maize caterpillar
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province (Puno Region) showing "Isla Ticonata"

Coordinates: 15°38′54.5″S 69°47′15.8″W / 15.648472°S 69.787722°W / -15.648472; -69.787722

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.