Allqamarini (Peru)

Allqamarini
Allqamarini
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°34′04″S 70°07′39″W / 14.56778°S 70.12750°W / -14.56778; -70.12750Coordinates: 14°34′04″S 70°07′39″W / 14.56778°S 70.12750°W / -14.56778; -70.12750 
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes

Allqamarini (Aymara and Quechua allqamari "mountain caracara",[2][3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the mountain caracara", also spelled Alcamarine) is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Azángaro Province, on the border of the districts of Muñani and San Antón. It lies northwest of Surupana and north of Ch'amakani.[1]

Allqamarini is situated at the Qillwiri (Quellhuiri) which originates northwest of the mountain. It flows to the south.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Azángaro Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ Juan Carvajal Carvajal, Arturo Hernández Sallés, Nelly Ramos Pizarro, Diccionario ilustrado aymara, español, inglés
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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