Wankarani (Puno)

Wankarani (Aymara wankanra a kind of drum,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a wankara", Hispanicized spelling Huancarani) is a 5,181-metre-high (16,998 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Puno Province, on the border of the districts Pichacani and San Antonio.[1][3]

Wankarani
Wankarani
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,181 m (16,998 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°06′30″S 70°15′24″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Puno Province
Parent rangeAndes

Wankarani (Huancarani) is also the name of a river which originates north of the mountain. Along the village of Wankarani (Huancarane) it flows to the north as a tributary of the Uturunqani River.[3]

References

  1. Peru 1:100,000, Pichaccani 2838, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  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. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province 1 (Puno Region)


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