Khunurana (Carabaya)

Khunurana

The glaciated Rit'ipampa area with Khunurana shown in the upper right part of this image (NASA, 2010)
Elevation 5,300 m (17,400 ft)[1]
Location
Khunurana

Peru

Location Peru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District
Range Andes, Willkanuta
Coordinates 13°52′26″S 70°48′00″W / 13.87389°S 70.80000°WCoordinates: 13°52′26″S 70°48′00″W / 13.87389°S 70.80000°W

Khunurana (Aymara for a variety of potato of the qhini group,[2] hispanicized spelling Cunorana) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Khunurana lies southeast of Millu in the northeastern part of the large glaciated area of Rit'ipampa (Quechua for "snow plain").[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  2. "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved January 22, 2015. (see: Variedad de papa qhini)