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Marairazo

Coordinates: 11°37′29″S 75°12′41″W / 11.62472°S 75.21139°W / -11.62472; -75.21139
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Marairazo
Marairazo is located in Peru
Marairazo
Marairazo
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,943 m (16,217 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°37′29″S 75°12′41″W / 11.62472°S 75.21139°W / -11.62472; -75.21139
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes, Huaytapallana

Marairazo[1][2] (possibly from Quechua maray batan or grindstone; to tear down, to knock down, rasu snow, ice)[3][4][5] is a mountain in the northern sector of the Huaytapallana mountain range in the Andes of Peru,[6] about 4,943 metres (16,217 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Concepción Province, Comas District, and in the Jauja Province, in the districts of Apata and Monobamba.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "La Oroya, 1:250000". U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Peru 1:100 000, Jauja (24-m). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. ^ Qhichwa Suyup Simi Pirwan Diccionario de la Nación Quechua, Consejo Educativo de la Nación Quechua "CENAQ"
  4. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  5. ^ "babylon.com/quechua/rasu". Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  6. ^ Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera Huaytapallana, Peru, in: The Alpine Journal, 2009, p. 161-167
  7. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Concepción Province (Junín Region)