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San Juan De Tarucani District
San Juan de Tarucani District (Aymara Tarujani, ''taruja'' deer, ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with deer") is one of 29 districts of the province Arequipa in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Geography The highest elevation of the district is the Misti volcano at . Other mountains are listed below: See also * Chinaqucha * Lake Salinas Lake Salinas is a salt lake in the Arequipa Region in Peru. It is situated in the Arequipa Province, Tarucani District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the ''Arequipa Sur'' (Arequipa Region) See also * List of lakes in Peru * Pichu Pichu * ... * Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reservation * Urququcha References 1962 establishments in Peru States and territories established in 1962 Districts of the Arequipa Province Districts of the Arequipa Region {{Arequipa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Peru
The districts of Peru () are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces of Peru, provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions of Peru, regions or departments. There are 1,838 districts in total. Overview A 1982 law requires a minimum of residents in an area for a new district to be legally established: 3,500 if it is located in the rainforest, 4,000 in the Andes highlands and 10,000 in the Chala, coastal area. In the dry Andean area, many districts have less than 3,500 inhabitants due to low population density in the area. In some cases, their populations have decreased in comparison to the days when they were founded. Districts that are located at very high altitudes tend to be scarcely populated. These districts usually are large in area, have few available land for use. Many basic government services do not reach all residents of these districts due to their difficult geography. Many lack financial means to govern th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misti
Misti, also known as Putina or Guagua Putina, is a stratovolcano of andesite, dacite, and rhyolite located in southern Peru near the city of Arequipa. With its seasonally snow-capped, symmetrical cone, Misti stands at above sea level and lies between the Chachani massif () and Pichu Pichu volcano (). Its last eruption was in , 198 years after its previous documented eruption. Description Misti has three concentric craters. Active fumaroles (volcanic gas vents) can be seen in the inner crater. Near the inner crater, six Inca mummies and rare Inca artifacts were found in 1998 during a month-long excavation directed by archaeologists Johan Reinhard and Jose Antonio Chavez. These findings are currently stored at the ''Museo de Santuarios Andinos'' in Arequipa. The volcano has two main climbing routes. The Pastores route starts at . Usually a camp is made at at Nido de Aguilas. The Aguada Blanca route starts at near the Aguada Blanca reservoir, and a camp is made at at Monte Blan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuraq Urqu (Arequipa-Moquegua)
Yuraq Urqu (Quechua ''yuraq'' white, ''urqu'' mountain, "white mountain", also spelled ''Yurac Orcco'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, and in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ubinas District Ubinas District is one of eleven districts of the province General Sánchez Cerro in the Moquegua Region in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Geography The high .... Yuraq Urqu lies east of Piñani Lake ''(Peñane)''.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Arequipa Region) References Mountains of Arequipa Region Mountains of Moquegua Region Mountains of Peru {{Moquegua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilani
Wilani (Aymara ''wila'' blood, blood-red, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with red color", Hispanicized spelling ''Huilane'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, and in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province The General Sánchez Cerro Province is the smallest of three provinces in the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is Omate. The province was named after the former Peruvian army officer and president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro. Bo ..., on the border of the districts Coalaque and Matalaque. Wilani lies southwest of Pukasaya, northwest of Ch'awarani and northeast of Qillqata. References Mountains of Arequipa Region Mountains of Moquegua Region Mountains of Peru {{Moquegua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suri Wasi
Suri Wasi (Quechua ''suri'' rhea, ''wasi'' house, "rhea house", Hispanicized spelling ''Surihuasi'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, and in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ubinas District Ubinas District is one of eleven districts of the province General Sánchez Cerro in the Moquegua Region in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Geography The high .... Suri Wasi lies southeast of the lakes Chinaqucha and Urququcha.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Arequipa Region) References Mountains of Arequipa Region Mountains of Moquegua Region Mountains of Peru {{Moquegua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qullpani (Peru)
Qullpani (Aymara ''qullpa'' saltpeter, ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with saltpeter", also spelled ''Cullpane'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, and in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Matalaque District. Qullpani lies southwest of the Ubinas Ubinas is an active stratovolcano in the Moquegua Region of southern Peru, approximately east of the city of Arequipa. Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it rises above sea level. The volcano's summit is cut by a and caldera, wh ... volcano. References Mountains of Arequipa Region Mountains of Moquegua Region Mountains of Peru {{Moquegua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qillqata (Arequipa-Moquegua)
Qillqata (Aymara ''qillqaña'' to write, ''-ta'' a suffix to indicate the participle, "written" or "something written", Hispanicized ''Quelcata'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located southeast of Lake Salinas in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, and in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Coalaque District Coalaque District is one of eleven districts of the General Sánchez Cerro Province in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the S .... Some of the highest mountains near Qillqata are Wilani in the northeast, Q'uwa Laki in the southeast and Pachakutiq. See also * Takuni References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Moquegua Region {{Moquegua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phichunchäni
Phichunchäni (Aymara ''phichunchä'' a brownish-grey bird (''ä'' stands for a long ''a''), ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with the ''phichunchä'' bird", also spelled ''Pichunchani'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District. Phichunchäni lies northwest of the Ubinas Ubinas is an active stratovolcano in the Moquegua Region of southern Peru, approximately east of the city of Arequipa. Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it rises above sea level. The volcano's summit is cut by a and caldera, wh ... volcano. References Mountains of Arequipa Region Mountains of Peru {{Arequipa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puka Saya (Arequipa)
Puka Saya (Quechua ''puka'' red, ''saya'' slope, "red slope", also spelled ''Pucasaya'') is a mountain in the Arequipa Region in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, north of Lake Salinas Lake Salinas is a salt lake in the Arequipa Region in Peru. It is situated in the Arequipa Province, Tarucani District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the ''Arequipa Sur'' (Arequipa Region) See also * List of lakes in Peru * Pichu Pichu * .... Puka Saya lies southwest of Kunturi. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Arequipa Region {{Arequipa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pukara (Tarucani)
Pukara (Aymara and Quechua for fortress, Hispanicized spellings ''Pucara, Pucará'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District. Pukara lies north of Wilani Wilani (Aymara ''wila'' blood, blood-red, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with red color", Hispanicized spelling ''Huilane'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Provin ... and northeast of Qillqata. References Mountains of Arequipa Region Mountains of Peru {{Arequipa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pikchu Pikchu
Pichu Pichu or Picchu Picchu is an inactive eroded volcano in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, on the border of Pocsi and Tarucani districts.escale.minedu.gob.pe – UGEL map of the Arequipa Province (Arequipa Region) Pichu Pichu reaches a height of and is part of Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve. Name The name possibly stems from Quechua ''pikchu'' pyramid; mountain or prominence with a broad base which ends in sharp peaks. The duplication is probably meant to imply that the mountain has multiple peaks. Location Pichu Pichu, together with Nevado Chachani and El Misti, border the city of Arequipa towards the northeast. These volcanoes are found southwest of the principal Cordillera Occidental in the region. Geography and geology Pichu Pichu is an extinct volcano with the form of a ridge which drops off steeply on its western side. The volcano features four different heavily eroded craters. It was active 6.7 million year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parwayuni
Parwayuni (Aymara ''parwayu'' blossom of cereals, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a cereal blossom (or cereal blossoms)", Hispanicized spelling ''Parhuayune'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, and in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ubinas District. Parwayuni is northwest of the active volcano Ubinas Ubinas is an active stratovolcano in the Moquegua Region of southern Peru, approximately east of the city of Arequipa. Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it rises above sea level. The volcano's summit is cut by a and caldera, wh ... and the Qhuyu Parwayuni.Peru 1:100,000, Lloque 2738, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD References Mountains of Arequipa Region Mountains of Moquegua Region Mountains of Peru {{Moquegua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
