Huitoni (mountain)

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Huitoni

Ubinas Volcano, Peru.jpg

Satellite image of the volcano Ubinas (on the left) with Huitoni and Pacoorcco northeast of it (light-colored complex)
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°19′03″S70°49′32″W / 16.31750°S 70.82556°W / -16.31750; -70.82556 Coordinates: 16°19′03″S70°49′32″W / 16.31750°S 70.82556°W / -16.31750; -70.82556
Geography
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Huitoni
Peru
Location Peru, Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province
Parent range Andes

Huitoni or Wit'uni (Aymara wit'u spur, [2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a spur", hispanicized spelling Huitoni) is a mountain in the Moquegua Region in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ubinas District. Huitoni lies northeast of the active volcano Ubinas and southwest of Pirhuane and Pacoorcco. [1]

Aymara language native language in South America

Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

Spur (topography) geographical term for a lateral ridge or tongue of land

A spur is a lateral ridge or tongue of land descending from a hill, mountain or main crest of a ridge.

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Arequipa 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)