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Tarapu

Coordinates: 11°29′12″S 76°30′40″W / 11.48667°S 76.51111°W / -11.48667; -76.51111
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Tarapu
Tarapu is located in Peru
Tarapu
Tarapu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°29′12″S 76°30′40″W / 11.48667°S 76.51111°W / -11.48667; -76.51111
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

Tarapu (Aymara for clusia pachamamae used in religious ceremonies (incense),[2] Hispanicized spelling Tarapo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,000 metres (16,404 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Canta Province, Canta District, and in the Huarochirí Province, Laraos District. Tarapu lies southwest of a lake named Qiwllaqucha (Quechua for "gull lake").[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochiri Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ M.M. Grandtner,Julien Chevrette, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology, Laval University, Quebec, Canada, p. 144