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Muru Jaqhi

Coordinates: 16°06′20″S 70°13′15″W / 16.10556°S 70.22083°W / -16.10556; -70.22083
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Muru Jaqhi
Muru Jaqhi is located in Peru
Muru Jaqhi
Muru Jaqhi
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°06′20″S 70°13′15″W / 16.10556°S 70.22083°W / -16.10556; -70.22083
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Puno Province
Parent rangeAndes

Muru Jaqhi (Aymara muru truncated, jaqhi cliff,[2] "truncated cliff", Hispanicized spelling Morojaque) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Pichacani District. Kunturiri lies northeast of the mountain Wankarani and southeast of Ninachiri and Kunturiri.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province 1 (Puno Region)
  2. ^ 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)