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Wankarani (Lampa)

Coordinates: 15°22′44″S 70°33′04″W / 15.37889°S 70.55111°W / -15.37889; -70.55111
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Wankarani
Wankarani is located in Peru
Wankarani
Wankarani
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°22′44″S 70°33′04″W / 15.37889°S 70.55111°W / -15.37889; -70.55111
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

Wankarani (Aymara wankara a kind of drum,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a wankara", Hispanicized spelling Huancarane) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Palca District.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa 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)