Machu Rit'i

Machu Rit'i
Machu Rit'i

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°47′40″S 70°37′14″W / 13.79444°S 70.62056°W / -13.79444; -70.62056Coordinates: 13°47′40″S 70°37′14″W / 13.79444°S 70.62056°W / -13.79444; -70.62056
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Machu Rit'i (Quechua machu old, old person, rit'i snow,[2] "old snow (mountain)", hispanicized spelling Macho Ritti) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts Corani and Ollachea. Machu Rit'i lies north-west of the lakes Mankhaqucha (Mancacocha) and Q'umirqucha (Jomercocha) and north of the mountain Ananta.

References

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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