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Tarata Province
Tarata is one of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Tarata city. Geography The Tarata Province is bounded to the north by the Candarave Province and the Puno Region, to the east by Bolivia, and to the south and west by the Tacna Province. The Barroso mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Political division The province is divided into eight districts (, singular: ''distrito''), each of which is headed by a mayor (''alcalde''): * Chucatamani * Estique * Estique-Pampa * Sitajara * Susapaya * Tarata * Tarucachi * Ticaco Ethnic groups The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (82.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.12% of the residents started speaking using the Aymara language Aymara (; also ) is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Bolivian Andes. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Peru
The provinces of Peru () are the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country. They are divided into Districts of Peru, districts ( es, distritos, links=no). There are 196 provinces in Peru, grouped into 25 Regions of Peru, regions, except for Lima Province which does not belong to any region. This makes an average of seven provinces per region. The region with the fewest provinces is Callao (one) and the region with the most is Ancash Region, Ancash (twenty). While provinces in the sparsely populated Amazon rain forest of eastern Peru tend to be larger, there is a large concentration of them in the north-central area of the country. The province with the fewest districts is Purús Province, with just one district. The province with the most districts is Lima Province, with 43 districts. The most common number of districts per province is eight; a total of 29 provinces share this number of districts. Provinces table The table below shows all provinces with their capit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iñuma
Iñuma (Aymara, Hispanicized spelling ''Inuma'') is a mountain in the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District, and in the Tarata Province, Tarata District Tarata District is one of eight districts of Tarata Province in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_ty ....escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region) Iñuma lies northeast of Coruña, north of Awki Taypi and northwest of the Casiri massif. See also * Achacollo * Huancune References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Tacna Region {{Tacna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Q'asiri (Tacna)
Casiri, also known as Paucarani, is an about high complex volcano in the Barroso mountain range of the Andes, in the Tacna Region of Peru. It consists of four individual volcanic edifices with lava domes; the southeasternmost edifice has been active during the Holocene, producing thick lava flows that have overrun moraines of Pleistocene age. The youngest lava flow has been dated to 2,600 ± 400 years ago. Although no historical eruptions are known, the volcano is considered to be potentially active and is monitored. The volcano features geothermal manifestations and is linked to a larger geothermal field that has been prospected for geothermal power generation. There are two sulfur mines on the volcano, and the Paucarani reservoir that contains the bulk of Tacna's water supply is associated with Casiri: The Rio Uchusuma that flows through the reservoir originates on the volcano and the reservoir is located on the foot of Casiri. Name The name "Casiri" might mean "bawler" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qutañani (Peru)
Qutañani (Aymara ''qutaña'' dam, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a dam", also spelled ''Cotañane'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Pachia District, and in the Tarata Province Tarata is one of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Tarata city. Geography The Tarata Province is bounded to the north by the Candarave Province and the Puno Region, to the east by Bolivia, and to the south a ..., Estique District. References Mountains of Tacna Region Mountains of Peru {{Tacna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
P'isaqani
Pisacani or P'isaqani (Aymara ''p'isaqa'' ''Nothoprocta'' (a kind of bird), ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the ''p'isaqa''", also spelled ''Pisacani, Pisarane, Pisarone'') see: ''Pisacani''Peru 1:100,000, Challapalca 2936, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD, see: ''Pisarone''escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region), see ''Pisarane'' for the mountain and ''Pisacani'' for the village northeast of it is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about high. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province Tarata is one of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Tarata city. Geography The Tarata Province is bounded to the north by the Candarave Province and the Puno Region, to the east by Bolivia, and to the south a ..., Ticaco District. Pisacani ''(P'isaqani)'' is also the name of a village northeast of the mountain. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phusnu Pullawi
Phusnu Pullawi (Aymara ''phusnu'' chyme, ''pulla'' a kind of sheep, ''-wi'' a suffix, "a place with the chyme of sheep", also spelled ''Pusnupullave'') is a mountain in the north of the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Tarata District Tarata District is one of eight districts of Tarata Province in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_ty .... Phusnu Pullawi lies southwest of Ch'uxñuma and northwest of Chunta Qullu and Pä Qullu. References Mountains of Tacna Region Mountains of Peru {{Tacna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phuru Phuruni
Purupuruni is a group of lava domes in southern Peru and a correlative geological formation. They are among the many volcanoes that exist in Peru and whose activity has been associated with the subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South America Plate. Purupuruni is associated with a geothermal field and a caldera. Volcanic activity occurred during the Pleistocene 53,000 ± 8,000 years ago but also during the Holocene about 5,300 ± 1,100 years ago; today the volcano is considered to be a low hazard volcano but is being monitored nevertheless. Geography and geomorphology Purupuruni lies in the Cordillera Occidental north of the border with Chile, about away from Tacna and only about from the town of Tarata. The volcano is part of the geopark. The term means dung in Aymara. The Purupuruni volcano, also known as Purupurini, is a wide complex of four large lava domes at an elevation of or . The domes cover an area of about , are up to high and are isolated and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pharaquta (Tarata) .
Lake Paracota (possibly from Aymara ''phara'' dry, ''quta'' lake, "dry lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Susapaya District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region) It is situated at a height of about . Paracota lies south of the larger Lake Vilacota Lake Vilacotaescale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region) (possibly from Aymara ''wila'' red / blood, ''quta'' lake, References Lakes of Peru Lakes of Tacna Region {{Tacna-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pä Qullu
Pacollo (possibly from Aymara ''pä'' two (''ä'' stands for a long ''a''), ''qullu'' mountain, "two mountains") is a mountain in the north of the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Tarata District Tarata District is one of eight districts of Tarata Province in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_ty .... Pacollo lies northwest of Casiri Lake and northeast of the mountain Chontacollo. References Mountains of Tacna Region Mountains of Peru {{Tacna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lluqu Qullu
Lluqu Qullu (Aymara ''lluqu'' heart; calabaza, "heart mountain" or "calabaza mountain", Hispanicized spelling ''Llococollo'') is a mountain in the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District, and in the Tarata Province, Tarata District Tarata District is one of eight districts of Tarata Province in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_ty ....escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tacna Province (Tacna Region) References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Tacna Region {{Tacna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juqhuri
Juqhuri (Aymara ''jughu'' muddy place, ''-ri'' a suffix, Hispanicized spelling ''Jucure, Jucuri'') is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about high. It lies in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Tarata District Tarata District is one of eight districts of Tarata Province in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_ty .... Juqhuri is situated near the Bolivian border, south of the Mawri River (Mauri).escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region) References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Tacna Region {{Tacna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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