Queroni (possibly from Aymara q'iru wood, qiru a cup or glass,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with wood" or "the one with a cup") is 5,259-metre-high (17,254 ft) mountain in the Carabaya mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts of Ajoyani, Ituata and Macusani.[1][3]
| Queroni | |
|---|---|
  Queroni Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,259 m (17,254 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 14°05′04″S 70°15′39″W / 14.08444°S 70.26083°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province |
| Parent range | Andes, Carabaya |
Queroni is also the name of a place at Chullucocha, the lake southwest of the mountain.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Peru 1:100,000, Macusani 2842, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
- ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
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