Taruca Sayana

Taruca Sayana
Taruca Sayana
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°44′51″S 70°41′50″W / 13.74750°S 70.69722°W / -13.74750; -70.69722Coordinates: 13°44′51″S 70°41′50″W / 13.74750°S 70.69722°W / -13.74750; -70.69722 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Taruca Sayana (possibly from Quechua taruka, luychu deer, sayana stop, whereabouts, a place where you stop frequently,[3] "deer stop") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts Corani and Ollachea. Taruca Sayana lies southeast of the mountains Llusca Ritti (Cusco-Puno) and Jori Pintay, south of the mountain Ananta Cucho and northwest of the mountains Llusca Ritti (of Corani) and Quello Sallayoc.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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