San Juan de Tarucani District (

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 ...

Tarujani, ''taruja''

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, ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with deer") is one of 29

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

of the province

Arequipa Arequipa (; Aymara and qu, Ariqipa) is a city and capital of province and the eponymous department of Peru. It is the seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru and often dubbed the "legal capital of Peru". It is the second most populated city ...

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Geography

The highest elevation of the district is the

Misti Misti, also known as Putina or Guagua Putina, is a stratovolcano of andesite, dacite, and rhyolite located in southern Peru near the city of Arequipa. With its seasonally snow-capped, symmetrical cone, Misti stands at above sea level and lies betw ...

volcano at . Other mountains are listed below:

References

1962 establishments in Peru States and territories established in 1962 Districts of the Arequipa Province Districts of the Arequipa Region {{Arequipa-geo-stub

Geography

See also

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