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Mountain in Peru For the mountain in the Apata District, Jauja Province, Junín Region, Peru, see Marayrasu (Apata).
Marairazo
Marairazo is located in PeruMarairazoMarairazoPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,943 m (16,217 ft)
Coordinates11°37′29″S 75°12′41″W / 11.62472°S 75.21139°W / -11.62472; -75.21139
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes, Huaytapallana

Marairazo (possibly from Quechua maray batan or grindstone; to tear down, to knock down, rasu snow, ice) is a mountain in the northern sector of the Huaytapallana mountain range in the Andes of Peru, 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.

References

  1. ^ "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 (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  5. "babylon.com/quechua/rasu". Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  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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