Cerani (possibly from
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
''sira'' fart,
flatulence
Flatulence, in humans, is the expulsion of gas from the intestines via the anus, commonly referred to as farting. "Flatus" is the medical word for gas generated in the stomach or bowels. A proportion of intestinal gas may be swallowed environm ...
, ''-ni'' a
suffix
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to indicate ownership, "the one with flatulence") is a mountain in the west of the
Chila 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 ...
of
Peru
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, about high. It is located in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least ...
,
Castilla Province
Castilla Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. It was named after Ramón Castilla.
Geography
The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Coropuna at above sea le ...
, on the border of the districts
Chachas and
Choco.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)] Cerani lies northeast of the lake
Chachas, southeast of a lake named Cochapunco (possibly from Quechua for "lake reservoir") and southwest of
Yuraccacsa and
Casiri near the volcanic zone in the west.
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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