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Qutañani (Peru)

Coordinates: 17°35′44″S 69°58′21″W / 17.59556°S 69.97250°W / -17.59556; -69.97250
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Qutañani
Qutañani is located in Peru
Qutañani
Qutañani
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,200 m (13,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°35′44″S 69°58′21″W / 17.59556°S 69.97250°W / -17.59556; -69.97250
Geography
LocationPeru, Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Tarata Province
Parent rangeAndes

Qutañani (Aymara qutaña dam,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a dam", also spelled Cotañane) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Pachia District, and in the Tarata Province, Estique District.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tacna Province (Tacna 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) (see: Estanque)