Taruka Sayana

Taruka Sayana
Taruka Sayana

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°44′51″S 70°41′50″W / 13.74750°S 70.69722°W / -13.74750; -70.69722Coordinates: 13°44′51″S 70°41′50″W / 13.74750°S 70.69722°W / -13.74750; -70.69722 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Taruka Sayana (Quechua taruka, luychu deer, sayana stop, whereabouts, a place where you stop frequently,[3] "deer stop", hispanicized spelling Taruca Sayana) 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. Taruka Sayana lies southeast of the mountains Llusk'a Rit'i (Cusco-Puno) and Quri Pintay, south of the mountain Ananta K'uchu and northwest of the mountains Llusk'a Rit'i (of Corani) and Q'illu Sallayuq.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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