Wankarani (Puno)

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Wankarani
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Wankarani
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,181 m (16,998 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 16°06′30″S70°15′24″W / 16.10833°S 70.25667°W / -16.10833; -70.25667 Coordinates: 16°06′30″S70°15′24″W / 16.10833°S 70.25667°W / -16.10833; -70.25667  
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Puno Province
Parent range Andes

Wankarani (Aymara wankanra a kind of drum, [2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a wankara", Hispanicized spelling Huancarani) is a 5,181-metre-high (16,998 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Puno Province, on the border of the districts Pichacani and San Antonio. [1] [3]

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.

In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case ending, which indicate the grammatical cased of nouns or adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs.

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.

Wankarani (Huancarani) is also the name of a river which originates north of the mountain. Along the village of Wankarani (Huancarane) it flows to the north as a tributary of the Uturunqani River. [3]

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Muru Jaqhi mountain in Peru

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Qutuni (Puno) mountain in Peru

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Qisanani mountain in Peru

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Churi Wiqu (Moquegua-Puno)

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Wiluyu (Mañazo-Tiquillaca)

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Wiluyu (Tiquillaca)

Wiluyu is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Tiquillaca District. It lies between two rivers named Wanuni (Huanuni) and Uqi Jaqhi (Oqueaque), southwest of the mountain K'ara K'arani and southeast of Pura Purani.

Kara Karani mountain in Peru

K'ara K'arani is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Tiquillaca District. K'ara K'arani lies between two rivers named Wanuni (Huanuni) and Uqi Jaqhi (Oqueaque). It is situated northeast of the mountains Pura Purani and Wiluyu.

Conatira mountain in Peru

Conatira is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. It lies southeast of the summit of Jonorana and southwest of Sachapata and Jarupata. The rivers Llancamayo and Jatun Mayo (Quenamari) which originate north and northeast of Conatira flow along its western, southern and eastern slopes.

References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100,000, Pichaccani 2838, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  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)
  3. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province 1 (Puno Region)


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