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Taruja Marka

Coordinates: 14°24′57″S 70°55′16″W / 14.41583°S 70.92111°W / -14.41583; -70.92111
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Taruja Marka
Taruja Marka is located in Peru
Taruja Marka
Taruja Marka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°24′57″S 70°55′16″W / 14.41583°S 70.92111°W / -14.41583; -70.92111
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, La Raya

Taruja Marka (Aymara taruja deer, marka village,[2] "deer village", Hispanicized spelling Tarucamarca) or Taruka Marka (Quechua spelling)[3] is a mountain in the La Raya mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, on the border of the districts of Nuñoa and Santa Rosa. Taruja Marka lies near the La Raya pass, northwest of the mountain Yanaqucha and northeast of Chimpulla.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar 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. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.