Riti Urmasca

Riti Urmasca
Riti Urmasca
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft)
Coordinates 14°38′45″S 69°17′15″W / 14.64583°S 69.28750°W / -14.64583; -69.28750Coordinates: 14°38′45″S 69°17′15″W / 14.64583°S 69.28750°W / -14.64583; -69.28750 [1]
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Apolobamba

Riti Urmasca or Ritiurcamasca (possibly from Quechua rit'i snow, urmasqa fallen down,[2] "snow fallen down") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high.[3] It is situated in the Puno Region, Putina Province, on the border of the districts Ananea and Sina. Riti Urmasca lies southeast of the mountain Ritipata and southwest of Chaupi Orco at the mountain pass Iskay Cruz (Quechua iskay two, Spanish cruz cross, "two crosses").

References

  1. ↑ ign.gob.pe IGN, Peru
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)


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