Allpajata (possibly from

quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

''allpa'' earth, ''qhata'' slope, hillside, "earth slope") is mountain in the Carabaya mountain range in the

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 ...

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, about high. It is located in the

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 ...

Carabaya Province Carabaya Province is a Provinces of Peru, province of the Puno Region located in the southern part of Peru. It is bounded on the north by the Madre de Dios Region, on the east by the Sandia Province, on the south by the provinces of Azángaro Prov ...

, on the border of the districts of Ituata and

Macusani Macusani is a town in Southern Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , nati ...

. Allpajata lies northwest of

Queroni Queroni (possibly from Aymara ''q'iru'' wood, ''qiru'' a cup or glass, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with wood" or "the one with a cup") is mountain in the Carabaya mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the P ...

, and east and southeast of the lake and the mountain named

Tocsajota Tocsajota (possibly from Aymara ''thujsaña'' to smell, ''quta'' lake "smelling lake") is a lake in the Andes of Peru at a mountain of the same name. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Macusani District Macusani District is o ...

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