Qutuni (Puno)

Qutuni
Qutuni
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,075 m (16,650 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°04′45″S 70°17′25″W / 16.07917°S 70.29028°W / -16.07917; -70.29028Coordinates: 16°04′45″S 70°17′25″W / 16.07917°S 70.29028°W / -16.07917; -70.29028 
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Puno Province
Parent range Andes

Qutuni (Aymara qutu heap, pile,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a heap", Hispanicized spelling Cutune) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,075 metres (16,650 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Puno Province, San Antonio District. Qutuni lies northwest of the mountain Wankarani.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100,000, Pichaccani 2838, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province 1 (Puno Region)


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