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Warachani

Coordinates: 14°15′37″S 69°43′10″W / 14.26028°S 69.71944°W / -14.26028; -69.71944
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Warachani
Warachani is located in Peru
Warachani
Warachani
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°15′37″S 69°43′10″W / 14.26028°S 69.71944°W / -14.26028; -69.71944
Geography
LocationPeru
Parent rangeAndes

Warachani (Aymara waracha wooden camp bed,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a wooden camp bed", Hispanicized spelling Huarachani) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, on the border of the districts Limbani and Patambuco. It lies at the Ariquma valley northeast of the peaks of Ariquma.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map Crucero 2 (Puno Region)
  2. ^ "Diccionario Bilingüue, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición (Corregida y aumentada) 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved January 9, 2015.