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Corani District
Corani (from Aymara Qurani, meaning "the one with herbs") is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru. Geography The southern section of the Willkanuta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.03 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census The 2007 Peru Census was a detailed enumeration of the Peruvian population. It was conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática on Sunday, October 21, 2007. Its full name in Spanish is XI Censo de Población y VI de Viviend ...). INEI, Peru, Censos N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Peru
The districts of Peru () are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments. There are 1,838 districts in total. Overview A 1982 law requires a minimum of residents in an area for a new district to be legally established: 3,500 if it is located in the rainforest, 4,000 in the Andes highlands and 10,000 in the coastal area. In the dry Andean area, many districts have less than 3,500 inhabitants due to low population density in the area. In some cases, their populations have decreased in comparison to the days when they were founded. Districts that are located at very high altitudes tend to be scarcely populated. These districts usually are large in area, have few available land for use. Many basic government services do not reach all residents of these districts due to their difficult geography. Many lack financial means to govern their whole jurisdictions and they of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ananta K'uchu
Ananta Cucho (possibly from Aymara and Quechua ''k'uchu'' corner) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts of Corani and Ollachea. Ananta Cucho lies southwest of Yurac Salla, northwest of Taruca Sayana and east of Llusca Ritti and Jori Pintay Jori Pintay (possibly from Quechua ''quri'' gold, ''pintay'' to paint / painting (a borrowing from Spanish ''pintar'' to paint)) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Puno Region, C .... There is a little lake south of Ananta Cucho named Joritoruyoc ("the one with gold mud"). References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Puno Region {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millu (Cusco)
Millo (possibly from Aymara for a kind of salpeter / light brown, reddish, fair-haired, dark chestnut, Quechua for salty,) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District, and in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Millo lies northwest of the large glaciated area of Quelccaya ( Quechua for "snow plain") and west of Unollocsina Unollocsina (possibly from Quechua ''unu, yaku'' water, ''lluqsina'' exit, "water exit") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District, a .... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region Mountains of Puno Region Glaciers of Peru {{Cusco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machu Rit'i
Macho Ritti (possibly from Quechua ''machu'' old, old person, ''rit'i'' snow,Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) "old snow (mountain)") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province Carabaya Province is a Provinces of Peru, province of the Puno Region located in the southern part of Peru. It is bounded on the north by the Madre de Dios Region, on the east by the Sandia Province, on the south by the provinces of Azángaro Prov ..., on the border of the districts Corani and Ollachea. Macho Ritti lies north-west of the lakes Mancacocha and Jomercocha and north of the mountain Ananta. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Puno Region {{Peru-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llusk'a Rit'i (Corani)
Llusca Ritti (possibly from Quechua ''llusk'a'' polished / slippery, ''rit'i'' snow, "polished snow" or "slippery snow") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Llusca Ritti lies southeast of the mountains Taruca Sayana and Quello Sallayoc, southwest of the mountain Riti Huasi and north of the mountain Yana Sallayoc Yana Sallayoc (possibly from Quechua language, Quechua ''yana'' black, ''salla'' large cliff of gravel, ''-yuq'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a black cliff of gravel" or "the black one with a cliff of gravel") is a mountain in th .... Intermittent streams originates northeast and southeast of Llusca Ritti. Their waters flow to a lake named Quicho Suytococha and then to the river Lajamayu. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Puno Region {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K'ayrani
Jairani (possibly from Aymara ''k'ayra'' frog, ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with a frog (or frogs)") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province Carabaya Province is a Provinces of Peru, province of the Puno Region located in the southern part of Peru. It is bounded on the north by the Madre de Dios Region, on the east by the Sandia Province, on the south by the provinces of Azángaro Prov ..., Corani District. Jairani lies northeast of the glaciated area of Quelccaya ( Quechua for "snow plain"). References Mountains of Puno Region Mountains of Peru {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khunurana (Carabaya-Melgar)
Jonorana (possibly from Aymara for a variety of potato of the ''qhini'' group) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District, and in the Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. Jonorana lies east of Jatuncucho Jatuncucho (possibly from Quechua ''hatun'' big, ''k'uchu'' corner)Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Per ... and southeast of Jampatune and Pomanota.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region) References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Puno Region {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khunurana (Carabaya)
Cunorana (possibly from Aymara for a variety of potato of the ''qhini'' group, (see: ''Variedad de papa qhini'')) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province Carabaya Province is a Provinces of Peru, province of the Puno Region located in the southern part of Peru. It is bounded on the north by the Madre de Dios Region, on the east by the Sandia Province, on the south by the provinces of Azángaro Prov ..., Corani District. Cunorana lies southeast of Millo in the northeastern part of the large glaciated area of Quelccaya ( Quechua for "snow plain"). References Mountains of Puno Region Mountains of Peru {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunkunani
Cuncunani (possibly from Aymara ''kunkuna'' a plant ''(Distichia muscoides)'',Jorge Araya-Presa, Francisco A. Squeo, Lina Barrientos, Eliana Belmonte, Manuel Mamani, Gina Arancio, Manual de Plantas y Canciones en Aymara, PROYECTO EXPLORA-CONICYT ED7/02/085: Etnobotánica y Etnomusicología Aymara: Divulgación de la sabiduría ancestral sobre plantas nativas del Altiplano de Arica, Chile, 2003 ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with ''kunkuna''") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province Carabaya Province is a Provinces of Peru, province of the Puno Region located in the southern part of Peru. It is bounded on the north by the Madre de Dios Region, on the east by the Sandia Province, on the south by the provinces of Azángaro Prov ..., Corani District. Cuncunani lies in the east of the large glaciated area of Quelccaya (Quechua for "snow plain") and southeast of Cunorana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaqhi Wat'a
Jaquehuata (possibly from Aymara ''jaqhi'' cliff, ''wat'a'' island, see: ''jaqi'' vel ''jaqhi'' and ''isla'' "cliff island") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Jaquehuata lies east of the large glaciated area of Quelccaya ( Quechua for "snow plain"). It is situated at the Anjasi valley and at an affluent of the Corani River northeast of Pata Anjasi and southeast of Cuncunani Cuncunani (possibly from Aymara ''kunkuna'' a plant ''(Distichia muscoides)'',Jorge Araya-Presa, Francisco A. Squeo, Lina Barrientos, Eliana Belmonte, Manuel Mamani, Gina Arancio, Manual de Plantas y Canciones en Aymara, PROYECTO EXPLORA-CONICYT .... References Mountains of Puno Region Mountains of Peru {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamp'atuni
Jampatune (possibly from Aymara ''jamp'atu, jamp'at'u'' frog, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a frog") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. Geography It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, San Pablo District, and in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province Carabaya Province is a Provinces of Peru, province of the Puno Region located in the southern part of Peru. It is bounded on the north by the Madre de Dios Region, on the east by the Sandia Province, on the south by the provinces of Azángaro Prov ..., Corani District. Jampatune lies west of the mountain Pomanota. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region Mountains of Puno Region {{Peru-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jach'a Tira
Jachatira (possibly from Aymara ''jach'a'' big, ''tira'' cradle, "big cradle") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District, west of Corani (Qurani). Jachatira lies northwest of Tarucani in the eastern part of the large glaciated area of Quelccaya (Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ... for "snow plain").escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region) References Mountains of Puno Region Mountains of Peru {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
