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Tipajasa

Coordinates: 13°46′54″S 70°36′37″W / 13.78167°S 70.61028°W / -13.78167; -70.61028
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Tipajasa
Tipajasa is located in Peru
Tipajasa
Tipajasa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°46′54″S 70°36′37″W / 13.78167°S 70.61028°W / -13.78167; -70.61028[2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Tipajasa (possibly from Quechua t'ipa a little basket, q'asa mountain pass,[3] "basket pass") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Ollachea District. Tipajasa lies northwest of Tocra and north of Macho Ritti.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  2. ^ "Cerro Tipajasa". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.