Macho Ritti

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Macho Ritti
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Macho Ritti
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°47′40″S70°37′14″W / 13.79444°S 70.62056°W / -13.79444; -70.62056 Coordinates: 13°47′40″S70°37′14″W / 13.79444°S 70.62056°W / -13.79444; -70.62056
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Macho Ritti (possibly from Quechua machu old, old person, rit'i snow, [2] "old snow (mountain)") 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. Macho Ritti lies north-west of the lakes Mancacocha and Jomercocha and north of the mountain Ananta.

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.

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References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)