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Utkhuqaqa
Utkhuqaqa or Utkhu Qaqa (Quechua ''utkhu'' cotton, ''qaqa'' rock, "cotton rock", also spelled ''Utccuccacca, Utjujanja'') is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, Cuyocuyo District. It lies northwest of the mountain Wilaquta and northeast of Qurwari and Janq'u Uma. Little streams named Qullqipirwa ''(Jolljepirhua)'', Janq'u Uma ''(Janjouma)'' and Utkhuqaqa ''(Utjujaja)'' flow along its slopes. They are the origin of the river Lawa Lawani which runs to the north.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Sandia Province (Puno Region) It belongs to the watershed of the Inambari River The Inambari River in southeastern Peru flows from the Cordillera Apolobamba in the Andes to the Madre de Dios River. The river spans the Puno and Madre de Dios regions. Tributaries include the rivers Yanaqucha, Pukaramayu, Mancuari, Wila Uma, ....escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region) Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuyocuyo District
Cuyocuyo District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru. Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest elevations of the district is Qurwari at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.79% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ... language ( 2007 Peru Census). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandia Province
Sandia Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Sandia. Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Political division The province measures and is divided into ten districts: Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (53.86%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.51% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 10.49% using Aymara ( 2007 Peru Census). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007 See also * Mawk'all ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janq'u Uma (Peru)
Janq'u Uma (Aymara language, Aymara ''janq'u'' white, ''uma'' water, "white water", also spelled ''Ccancouma, Janjouma'') is a mountain in the north of the Cordillera Apolobamba, Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, Cuyocuyo District. Janq'u Uma lies northwest of the mountain Wilaquta (Sandia), Wilaquta, northeast of Qurwari and southwest of Utkhuqaqa. Two little streams named Janq'u Uma ''(Janjouma)'' and Qullqipirwa ''(Jolljepirhua)'' originate west and east of the mountain. They flow to the river Lawa Lawani which runs to the north.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Sandia Province (Puno Region) It belongs to the watershed of the Inambari River. See also * Liqiliqini (Peru), Liqiliqini References Mountains of Puno Region Mountains of Peru {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
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Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S latitude), and has an average height of about . The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus—some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Cali, Arequipa, Medellín, Bucaramanga, Sucre, Mérida, El Alto and La Paz. The Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest after the Tibetan plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three major divisions based on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes. The Andes Mountains are the highest m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordillera Apolobamba
Apolobamba ''(Cordillera (de) Apolobamba)'' is a mountain range in the South American Andes. Geographical Location It is located in the eastern borderland of Peru and Bolivia. On the Bolivian side it is situated in the La Paz Department and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region. It stretches across a distance of 50 km from east to west and 30 km from north to south. Curva, the main locality of the Kallawaya-people, is located 3,800 m above sea level. Mountains The highest mountain in the range is Chaupi Orco, also known as Wisk'achani, at . Other notable peaks are: * Akamani, * Allqamarini, * Apachita Pura Pura, * Asu Q'arani, * Canisaya, * Chawpi Urqu, * Choquechambi, * Chuquyu, * Cuchillo, * Chapi, * Chocñacota, * Iskay Cruz Rit'i, * Cunuyo, * Jach'a Waracha, * Janq'u Uma, * Ichocollo, * Katantika, * Kulli Pata, * Kuntur Ikiña, * K'usilluni, * Locopauchenta, * Losojocha, * Machu Such'i Qhuchi, * Manqu Qhapaq * Nubi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quechua Language
Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an Indigenous languages of the Americas, indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Derived from a common ancestral language, it is the most widely spoken Pre-Columbian era, pre-Columbian language family of the Americas, with an estimated 8–10 million speakers as of 2004.Adelaar 2004, pp. 167–168, 255. Approximately 25% (7.7 million) of Peruvians speak a Quechuan language. It is perhaps most widely known for being the main language family of the Inca Empire. The Spanish encouraged its use until the Peruvian War of Independence, Peruvian struggle for independence of the 1780s. As a result, Quechua variants are still widely spoken today, being the co-official language of many regions and the second most spoken language family in Peru. History Quechua had already expanded across wide ranges of the central Andes long before the expansion of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puno Region
Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusco and Arequipa on the west, Moquegua on the southwest, and Tacna on the south. Its capital is the city of Puno, which is located on Lake Titicaca in the geographical region known as the Altiplano or high sierra. Puno was the territory of the Tiahuanacos (800 A.D. – 1200 A.D.), who were the highest cultural expression of the Aymara people who established themselves in what is today Peru and Bolivia. The Incas took over these lands in the fifteenth century, and the Spanish, attracted by the mining industry developed there, left an important Colonial legacy throughout the entire area. Geography The department of Puno is located in the Collao Plateau. The western part of Lake Titicaca, which is the world's highest navigable lake, is locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilaquta (Sandia)
Vilacota (possibly from Aymara ''wila'' red, blood, ''quta'' lake, "red lake") is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province Sandia Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Sandia. Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Pol ..., in the districts Cuyocuyo and Quiaca. Vilacota is situated northwest of the mountain Ananea and northeast of Jorhuari.escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Sandia Province (Puno Region)] References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Puno Region {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qurwari
Jorhuari or Ccorhuari (possibly from Aymara for mold) (see: ''Moho'') is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Ananea District, and in the Sandia Province, Cuyocuyo District Cuyocuyo District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru. Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest elevations of the district is Qurwari at approximately . Other mountains are listed b .... It lies southwest of the mountain Vilacota. References Mountains of Puno Region Mountains of Peru {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inambari River
The Inambari River in southeastern Peru flows from the Cordillera Apolobamba in the Andes to the Madre de Dios River. The river spans the Puno and Madre de Dios regions. Tributaries include the rivers Yanaqucha, Pukaramayu, Mancuari, Wila Uma, Blanco, San Bartolome, Yawarmayu Yawarmayu (Quechua ''yawar'' blood, ''mayu'' river, "blood river", hispanicized spelling ''Yahuarmayo'') is a river in Peru located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Ayapata District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province ( ... and Winchusmayu. The Inambari passes through the towns of Cuyocuyo, Sandia and Massiapo, Pacaysuizo, Isilluma and St. Helena. References Rivers of Peru Rivers of Madre de Dios Region Rivers of Puno Region {{Peru-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liqiliqini (Peru)
Liqiliqini (Aymara ''liqiliqi, liqi liqi'' Southern lapwing or Andean lapwing, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the Southern lapwing (or Andean lapwing)", also spelled ''Lecceleccene, Lejelejene'') is a mountain in the northern extensions of the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province Sandia Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Sandia. Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Pol ..., Quiaca District. It lies northeast of a mountain named Wilaquta. References Mountains of Puno Region Mountains of Peru {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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