Uman (Peru)

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Uman
Uman is located in Peru
Uman
Uman
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,431 m (17,818 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Uman (Quechua uma head, -n a suffix,[2] also spelled Umán) is a 5,431-metre-high (17,818 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Tanta. Uman lies west of a lake named Pisququcha and northeast of Wayna Qutuni, Qutuni and Altarniyuq.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nevado Umán". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)