Warawarani | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 17°25′19″S69°39′44″W / 17.42194°S 69.66222°W Coordinates: 17°25′19″S69°39′44″W / 17.42194°S 69.66222°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Tarata Province |
Parent range | Andes |
Warawarani (Aymara warawara star, [2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a star", Hispanicized spelling Buarahuarani) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It lies in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District, and in the Tarata Province, Tarata District. The mountain is situated south of Juqhuri and northeast of Wayna Pawqarani (Huaynapaucarani). West of Warawarani there are two lower mountains named Laram Qullu (Aymara for "blue mountain", Hispanicized Laramcollo) and Wila Qullu (Aymara for "red mountain", Vilacollo) [1]
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.
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.
Tacna is the largest of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru located on the border with Chile and Bolivia. Its capital is Tacna.
Tarata is one of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Tarata city.
Tarata District is one of eight districts of the province Tarata in Peru.
Pichacani or Pichaqani is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region in Peru.
T'ula Qullu or Suri Qullu is a 4,842-metre-high (15,886 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, José Manuel Pando Province, Catacora Municipality, T'ula Qullu Canton. T'ula Qullu lies near the border to Peru, between the Peruvian mountain Chila 5,184 m (17,008 ft) in the west and Sinijawi 5,068 m (16,627 ft) in the east, northwest of the Sirk'i volcano.
Achacollo is a mountain in the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,690 metres (18,668 ft) high. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District, and in the Tarata Province, Estique District, northwest of the Chupiquiña volcano and Huancune.
Juqhuri is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,223.1 metres (17,136 ft) high. It lies in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Tarata District. Juqhuri is situated near the Bolivian border, south of the Mawri River (Mauri).
Chontacollo is a mountain in the north of the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Tarata District. Chontacollo lies northwest of the mountain Iñuma.
Pacollo is a mountain in the north of the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Tarata District. Pacollo lies northwest of Casiri Lake and northeast of the mountain Chontacollo.
Wiqu is a mountain east of the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District, and in the Tarata Province, Tarata District. Wiqu lies southwest of the mountain Warawarani.
Churi Qullu is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Susapaya District. Churi Qullu lies northwest of P'isaqani and southeast of Wilaquta and Janq'u Qullu.
Wariri is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Susapaya District. Wariri lies between the lake Wilaquta in the north and Ñiq'i Quta in the south.
Nasa Parqu is a 4,939-metre-high (16,204 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. Nasa Parqu lies northwest of the volcano Yukamani and southwest of the mountain Ch'iyar Jaqhi.
Wallatiri is a mountain in the northwestern extensions of the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Tarata District.
Lluqu Qullu is a mountain in the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District, and in the Tarata Province, Tarata District.
Qina Mich'i is a 5,030-metre-high (16,500 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is located in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. Qina Mich'i lies north of Such'i Lake (Suches). Jichu Qullu is the name of the mountain southwest of it.
Qiwñani is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,200 metres (13,780 ft) high. It is located in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District, near the Chilean border. Qiwñani lies north of Phaq'u Q'awa.
Wila Qullu is a mountain east of the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,000 metres (16,404 ft). It is located in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Tarata District. Wila Qullu lies west of Warawarani and northwest of Wiqu.
Phusnu Pullawi is a mountain in the north of the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Tarata District. Phusnu Pullawi lies southwest of Ch'uxñuma and northwest of Chunta Qullu and Pä Qullu.
Ichocollo is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It is located in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District, and in the Tarata Province, Susapaya District. Ichocollo lies southwest of Chillihua.
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