K'ara K'arani

K'ara K'arani
K'ara K'arani

Peru

Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Puno Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 16°01′25″S 70°22′34″W / 16.02361°S 70.37611°WCoordinates: 16°01′25″S 70°22′34″W / 16.02361°S 70.37611°W

K'ara K'arani (Aymara k'ara k'ara comb,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a comb", hispanicized spelling Caracarane) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Tiquillaca District. K'ara K'arani lies between two rivers named Wanuni (Huanuni) and Uqi Jaqhi (Oqueaque). It is situated northeast of the mountains Pura Purani and Wiluyu.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province 1 (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)