Jampatune

Jampatune
Jampatune
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,300 m (17,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°4′7″S 70°48′46″W / 14.06861°S 70.81278°W / -14.06861; -70.81278Coordinates: 14°4′7″S 70°48′46″W / 14.06861°S 70.81278°W / -14.06861; -70.81278 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Jampatune (possibly from Aymara jamp'atu, jamp'at'u frog,[3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a frog") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, San Pablo District, and in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Jampatune lies west of the mountain Pomanota.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  3. ↑ 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)


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