Muru Jaqhi

Muru Jaqhi
Muru Jaqhi

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°06′20″S 70°13′15″W / 16.10556°S 70.22083°W / -16.10556; -70.22083Coordinates: 16°06′20″S 70°13′15″W / 16.10556°S 70.22083°W / -16.10556; -70.22083
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Puno Province
Parent range Andes

Muru Jaqhi (Aymara muru truncated, jaqhi cliff,[2] "truncated cliff", Hispanicized spelling Morojaque) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Pichacani District. Kunturiri lies northeast of the mountain Wankarani and southeast of Ninachiri and Kunturiri.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province 1 (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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