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Conatira

Coordinates: 14°07′18″S 70°45′02″W / 14.12167°S 70.75056°W / -14.12167; -70.75056
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Conatira
Conatira is located in Peru
Conatira
Conatira
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°07′18″S 70°45′02″W / 14.12167°S 70.75056°W / -14.12167; -70.75056
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Melgar Province
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Conatira (possibly from Aymara qhuna grind stone, tira cradle,[2] "grind stone 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, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. It lies southeast of the summit of Jonorana and southwest of Sachapata and Jarupata. The rivers Llancamayo and Jatun Mayo (Quenamari) which originate north and northeast of Conatira flow along its western, southern and eastern slopes.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.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)