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Jampatune

Coordinates: 14°4′7″S 70°48′46″W / 14.06861°S 70.81278°W / -14.06861; -70.81278
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Jampatune
Jampatune is located in Peru
Jampatune
Jampatune
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,300 m (17,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°4′7″S 70°48′46″W / 14.06861°S 70.81278°W / -14.06861; -70.81278[2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Jampatune (possibly from Aymara jamp'atu, jamp'at'u frog,[3] -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 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high.

Geography

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It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, San Pablo District, and in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Jampatune lies west of the mountain Pomanota.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  2. ^ "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  3. ^ 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)