T'aqañawi

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T'aqañawi
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T'aqañawi
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,380.9 m (14,373 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 14°55′57″S70°41′51″W / 14.93250°S 70.69750°W / -14.93250; -70.69750 Coordinates: 14°55′57″S70°41′51″W / 14.93250°S 70.69750°W / -14.93250; -70.69750  
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes

T'aqañawi or T'aqa Ñawi (Quechua t'aqa separation, a group of separated things of the same kind, ñawi eye, [2] "separated eye", hispanicized names Tacañahui, Toccañahui, Tocañahui) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,380.9 metres (14,373 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, in the districts Ayaviri and Umachiri. T'aqañawi lies near Ayaviri at a plain called Pampa T'aqañawi (Pampa Tacañahui). [3]

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

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References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)


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