Awallani

Awallani
Awallani

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates 15°33′26″S 70°34′34″W / 15.55722°S 70.57611°W / -15.55722; -70.57611Coordinates: 15°33′26″S 70°34′34″W / 15.55722°S 70.57611°W / -15.55722; -70.57611
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Lampa Province
Parent range Andes

Awallani (Aymara awalla the first one of two newborn girl,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the first one of two newborn girl", hispanicized spelling Aguallane) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, on the border of the districts Paratía and Santa Lucía. Awallani lies between the mountains Phisqa Tira in the northeast and Pukasalla in the southwest.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (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)


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