Iñuma

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Iñuma

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Barroso mountain range (on the left) as seen from space (NASA Landsat). Iñuma is visible in the upper part of the range.
Highest point
Elevation 5,675 m (18,619 ft)
Coordinates 17°27′38″S69°50′18″W / 17.46056°S 69.83833°W / -17.46056; -69.83833 Coordinates: 17°27′38″S69°50′18″W / 17.46056°S 69.83833°W / -17.46056; -69.83833 [1]
Geography
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Iñuma
Peru
Location Peru, Tacna Region
Parent range Andes, Barroso

Iñuma (Aymara, Hispanicized spelling Inuma) is a mountain in the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,675 metres (18,619 ft) high. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District, and in the Tarata Province, Tarata District. [2] Iñuma lies northeast of Coruña, north of Awki Taypi and northwest of the Casiri massif.

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.

Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

Peru republic in South America

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.

Map of the area showing the location of Inuma Txu-oclc-224300691-se19-6.jpg
Map of the area showing the location of Iñuma

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References

  1. geographic.org ""Nevado Iñuma", retrieved on January 22, 2014
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)