Qurini

Qurini
Qurini

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°35′39″S 70°10′34″W / 16.59417°S 70.17611°W / -16.59417; -70.17611Coordinates: 16°35′39″S 70°10′34″W / 16.59417°S 70.17611°W / -16.59417; -70.17611
Geography
Location Peru, Moquegua Region, Puno Region
Parent range Andes

Qurini (Aymara chuqi, quri (<Quechua) gold,[2][3][4] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with gold", hispanicized spelling Corini) is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Acora District. Qurini lies northwest of the mountain Wilaquta and north of the lake Aqhuyach'alla (Pasto Grande).[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao 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)
  3. ↑ "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. ↑ Municipalidad Provincial de Mariscal Nieto, Ley Orgánica 27972 del 26-05-2003, Ley 8230 del 03-04-36, Ordenanza Municipal No 018-2009-MPMN


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