Marairazo

Marairazo
Marairazo
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,943 m (16,217 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°37′29″S 75°12′41″W / 11.62472°S 75.21139°W / -11.62472; -75.21139Coordinates: 11°37′29″S 75°12′41″W / 11.62472°S 75.21139°W / -11.62472; -75.21139 
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes, Huaytapallana

Marairazo[1][2] (possibly from Quechua maray batan or grindstone; to tear down, to knock down, rasu snow, ice)[3][4][5] is a mountain in the northern sector of the Huaytapallana mountain range in the Andes of Peru,[6] about 4,943 metres (16,217 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Concepción Province, Comas District, and in the Jauja Province, in the districts of Apata and Monobamba.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "La Oroya, 1:250000". U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  2. ↑ Peru 1:100 000, Jauja (24-m). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. ↑ Qhichwa Suyup Simi Pirwan Diccionario de la Nación Quechua, Consejo Educativo de la Nación Quechua "CENAQ"
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. ↑ babylon.com/quechua/rasu
  6. ↑ Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera Huaytapallana, Peru, in: The Alpine Journal, 2009, p. 161-167
  7. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Concepción Province (Junín Region)


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