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Titiri

Coordinates: 17°15′20″S 69°49′26″W / 17.25556°S 69.82389°W / -17.25556; -69.82389
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Titiri
Titiri is located in Peru
Titiri
Titiri
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,560 m (14,960 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°15′20″S 69°49′26″W / 17.25556°S 69.82389°W / -17.25556; -69.82389
Geography
LocationPeru, Tacna Region, Tarata Province
Parent rangeAndes

Titiri (Aymara titi Andean mountain cat; lead,[2] -(i)ri a suffix, also spelled Titire) is a 4,560-metre-high (14,961 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, on the border of the districts Tarata and Ticaco. Titiri lies near the village of Ch'allapallqa (Challapalca) southwest of the mountain Tuma Tumani. The Mawri River (Mauri) flows along its northern slopes.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Peru 1:100,000, Challapalca 2936, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  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. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)