Altarniyoc

Altarniyoc
Altarniyoc
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,346 m (17,539 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°12′55″S 75°56′13″W / 12.21528°S 75.93694°W / -12.21528; -75.93694Coordinates: 12°12′55″S 75°56′13″W / 12.21528°S 75.93694°W / -12.21528; -75.93694 
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Altarniyoc (Spanish altar altar, possibly from Quechua -ni, -yuq suffixes,[2] "the one with an altar") is a 5,356-metre-high (17,572 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Tanta. Altarniyoc lies southeast of a lake named Piscococha, southwest of the peak of Uman and northeast of Huayna Cotoni and Ticlla of the Pichcahuajra mountain range.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nevado Altarniyoc". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  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 Yauyos Province (Lima Region)


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