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Aceruta

Coordinates: 15°18′52″S 72°13′8″W / 15.31444°S 72.21889°W / -15.31444; -72.21889
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Aceruta
Aceruta is located in Peru
Aceruta
Aceruta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,400 m (17,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°18′52″S 72°13′8″W / 15.31444°S 72.21889°W / -15.31444; -72.21889
Naming
Language of nameAymara
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes

Aceruta (possibly from Aymara asiru snail, uta house,[2][3] "snail" or -ta a suffix, "from the snail") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. It lies north-west of the mountain Huayta and north-east of the mountain Huañacagua.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa 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)
  3. ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2014.