Uturunqani
This article is about the mountain in the Carabaya Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Uturunqani (disambiguation).
| Uturunqani | |
|---|---|
  Uturunqani Location within Peru | |
| Elevation | 5,305[1] m (17,405 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | Peru, Puno Region |
| Range | Andes, Willkanuta |
| Coordinates | 14°00′58″S 70°49′17″W / 14.01611°S 70.82139°WCoordinates: 14°00′58″S 70°49′17″W / 14.01611°S 70.82139°W |
Uturunqani (Aymara uturunqa, uturunqha, uturunqu, uturunqhu tiger[2] (here referring to the jaguar), -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the jaguar", hispanicized spelling Otoroncane) is a 5,305-metre (17,405 ft) high mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Uturunqani lies northwest of the mountains Pumanuta, Jamp'atuni and Sapanuta. The river Ch'allapampa (Aymara for "sand plain", Challapampa) flows along its southern slopes.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Peru 1:100,000, Palca 2742, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD, 1993
- ↑ 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) see: Tigre and Uturunqha
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)