Mamaniri

Mamaniri
Mamaniri

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,077 m (16,657 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°29′15″S 70°51′17″W / 14.48750°S 70.85472°W / -14.48750; -70.85472Coordinates: 14°29′15″S 70°51′17″W / 14.48750°S 70.85472°W / -14.48750; -70.85472
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, La Raya

Mamaniri (Aymara mamani falcon, hawk,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the falcon (or hawk)", also spelled Mamanire) is a 5,077-metre-high (16,657 ft) mountain in the La Raya mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Santa Rosa District. Mamaniri lies near the La Raya pass northwest of Khunurana and Puka Urqu.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100,000, Palca 2742, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  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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