Ritipata (possibly from

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...

) is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the

Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

. 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, Cusc ...

, Putina Province,

Ananea District Ananea District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in Peru. Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest peaks of the district is Palumani at above sea level. Other mountains ...

, as well as in the Sandia Province,

Quiaca District Quiaca District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru. Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the districtare listed below: * Ananea * Chimpa Qiswarani * K'ayrani * ...

. Ritipata is situated south-east of the mountain Vilacota, east of the mountain Ananea and north-west of the mountain Chapi, next to it.

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Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Puno {{Peru-mountain-stub

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