Janq'u Uma ( Aymara ''janq'u'' white, ''uma'' water, "white water", also spelled ''Ccancouma, Janjouma'') is a mountain in the north of the

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, Bolivia ...

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 ...

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

, 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

. Janq'u Uma lies northwest of the mountain Wilaquta, northeast of

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 Provinc ...

and southwest of

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, Cuy ...

. 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 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, ...

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