Pisacani

Pisacani
Pisacani
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,424.8 m (17,798 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°16′36.5″S 69°56′17″W / 17.276806°S 69.93806°W / -17.276806; -69.93806Coordinates: 17°16′36.5″S 69°56′17″W / 17.276806°S 69.93806°W / -17.276806; -69.93806 
Geography
Location Peru, Tacna Region, Tarata Province
Parent range Andes

Pisacani or P'isaqani (Aymara p'isaqa Nothoprocta (a kind of bird),[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the p'isaqa", also spelled Pisacani, Pisarane, Pisarone)[1][3][4][5] is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,424.8 metres (17,798 ft) high. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Ticaco District.[5]

Pisacani (P'isaqani) is also the name of a village northeast of the mountain.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 14, 2014. see: Pisarane
  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)
  3. ↑ "Area de conservación regional Vilacota Maure Tacna". Retrieved July 14, 2014. see: Pisacani
  4. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Challapalca 2936, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD, see: Pisarone
  5. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region), see Pisarane for the mountain and Pisacani for the village northeast of it


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