Rit'i Urmasqa
| Rit'i Urmasqa | |
|---|---|
  Rit'i Urmasqa Peru | |
| Elevation | 5,200 m (17,100 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | Peru, Puno Region |
| Range | Andes, Apolobamba |
| Coordinates | 14°38′45″S 69°17′15″W / 14.64583°S 69.28750°WCoordinates: 14°38′45″S 69°17′15″W / 14.64583°S 69.28750°W[1] |
Rit'i Urmasqa (Quechua rit'i snow, urmasqa fallen down,[2] "snow fallen down", hispanicized spelling Riti Urmasca, erroneously also Ritiurcamasca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high.[3] It is situated in the Puno Region, Putina Province, on the border of the districts Ananea and Sina. Rit'i Urmasqa lies southeast of the mountain Rit'ipata and southwest of Chawpi Urqu at the mountain pass Iskay Cruz (Quechua iskay two, Spanish cruz cross, "two crosses").
References
- ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)