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Tani Tani

Coordinates: 14°0′55″S 69°57′20″W / 14.01528°S 69.95556°W / -14.01528; -69.95556
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Tani Tani
Tani Tani is located in Peru
Tani Tani
Tani Tani
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,806 m (15,768 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°0′55″S 69°57′20″W / 14.01528°S 69.95556°W / -14.01528; -69.95556
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

Tani Tani (local name for the flower Gentianella primuloides,[2] also spelled Tanitani) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,806 metres (15,768 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Coasa District. Tani Tani lies west of the lake Qunchak'uchu (Quechua for "mushroom corner",[3] Cconchacuccho, Cconchacucho).[4]

References

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  1. ^ Peru 1:100,000, Cuyocuyo 2942, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD, 1993
  2. ^ Proyecto de conservación de la biodiversidad en el sistema TDPS, cedefoa, La Paz, Bolivia (2001)
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)