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Jayuni

Coordinates: 14°20′23″S 73°42′39″W / 14.33972°S 73.71083°W / -14.33972; -73.71083
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Jayuni
Jayuni is located in Peru
Jayuni
Jayuni
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°20′23″S 73°42′39″W / 14.33972°S 73.71083°W / -14.33972; -73.71083
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Sucre Province
Parent rangeAndes

Jayuni (Aymara jayu salt,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with salt", also spelled Jayune) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, in the north of the Chipao District. Jayuni lies northwest of Qarwarasu and Sallqan Tiwa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Sucre Province (Ayacucho 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)