Sirani

Sirani

The Colca River and Sirani north of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation 5,229 m (17,156 ft)
Coordinates 15°29′24.5″S 72°10′46.8″W / 15.490139°S 72.179667°W / -15.490139; -72.179667Coordinates: 15°29′24.5″S 72°10′46.8″W / 15.490139°S 72.179667°W / -15.490139; -72.179667 [1]
Geography
Sirani
Peru
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Sirani (Aymara sira fart, flatulence,[2][3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with flatulence", hispanicized spelling Cerani) is a mountain in the west of the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,229 metres (17,156 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts Chachas and Choco.[4] Sirani lies northeast of the lake Chachas, southeast of a lake named Qucha P'unqu ("lake reservoir", Cochapunco) and southwest of Yuraq Q'asa and Q'asiri near the volcanic zone in the west.

References

  1. ↑ mapcarta.com "Cerro Cerani", retrieved on December 10, 2013
  2. ↑ aymara.ucb.edu.bo
  3. ↑ Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, a historical dictionary by Ludovico Bertonio (1612)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)


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