Khunurana (Carabaya)
This article is about the mountain in the Corani District, Carabaya Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Khunurana.
| Khunurana | |
|---|---|
 The glaciated Rit'ipampa area with Khunurana shown in the upper right part of this image (NASA, 2010) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,300 m (17,400 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 13°52′26″S 70°48′00″W / 13.87389°S 70.80000°WCoordinates: 13°52′26″S 70°48′00″W / 13.87389°S 70.80000°W |
| Geography | |
  Khunurana Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District |
| Parent range | Andes, Willkanuta |
Khunurana (Aymara for a variety of potato of the qhini group,[2] hispanicized spelling Cunorana) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Khunurana lies southeast of Millu in the northeastern part of the large glaciated area of Rit'ipampa (Quechua for "snow plain").[1]
References
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
- ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved January 22, 2015. (see: Variedad de papa qhini)
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