Wanakuni (Puno)

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Wanakuni
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Wanakuni
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 14°34′01″S69°20′18″W / 14.56694°S 69.33833°W / -14.56694; -69.33833 Coordinates: 14°34′01″S69°20′18″W / 14.56694°S 69.33833°W / -14.56694; -69.33833  
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes

Wanakuni (Aymara wanaku, wanaqu guanaco, [2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the guanaco", Hispanicized spelling Huanacune) is a mountain in the northern extensions of the Apolobamba mountain range in Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, Quiaca District. Wanakuni lies northeast of Rit'ipata and Chapi. [1]

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Wanakuni may refer to:

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina 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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