Wankarani (Lampa)

This article is about the mountain in the Lampa Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wankarani.
Wankarani
Wankarani

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates 15°22′44″S 70°33′04″W / 15.37889°S 70.55111°W / -15.37889; -70.55111Coordinates: 15°22′44″S 70°33′04″W / 15.37889°S 70.55111°W / -15.37889; -70.55111
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes

Wankarani (Aymara wankara a kind of drum,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a wankara", hispanicized spelling Huancarane) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Palca District.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
  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)


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