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Mountain in Peru
Jatun Quenamari
The glaciated Quelccaya area with Jatun Quenamari shown in the lower center of this satellite image (NASA, 2010)
Highest point
Elevation5,400 m (17,700 ft)
Coordinates13°56′45″S 70°48′20″W / 13.94583°S 70.80556°W / -13.94583; -70.80556
Geography
Jatun Quenamari is located in PeruJatun QuenamariJatun QuenamariPeru
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Jatun Quenamari (possibly from Quechua hatun big (jatun in Bolivia), Aymara or Quechua qinamari (a possible spelling)) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Jatun Quenamari lies east of the large glaciated area of Quelccaya (Quechua for "snow plain"), southwest of Cuncunani.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Antología intercultural quechua/castellano y su impacto en la educación bilingüe intercultural". Víctor Eulogio Casa Huahuasoncco. Retrieved January 23, 2015.


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