Catautira

Catautira
Catautira
	Catautira Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,200 m (17,100 ft)
Coordinates	14°05′51″S 70°38′56″W / 14.09750°S 70.64889°W
Geography
Location	Peru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province
Parent range	Andes, Vilcanota

Catautira (possibly from Aymara q'atawi lime, tira cradle,^[2] "lime cradle") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Macusani District. Catautira lies northeast of Sumpiruni. This is where the Ninahuisa River originates. It flows along the southern slopes of Catautira before it turns to the northeast.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
^ 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)

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[escale-1] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)

[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)

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