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Taruja Pincha

Coordinates: 14°31′41″S 70°04′04″W / 14.52806°S 70.06778°W / -14.52806; -70.06778
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Taruja Pincha
Taruja Pincha is located in Peru
Taruja Pincha
Taruja Pincha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°31′41″S 70°04′04″W / 14.52806°S 70.06778°W / -14.52806; -70.06778
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Azángaro Province
Parent rangeAndes

Taruja Pincha (Aymara taruja deer, pincha irrigation channel or ditch,[2] "deer ditch", Hispanicized spelling Tarucapincha) or Taruka Pincha (Quechua taruka deer, pincha aqueduct; sewer)[3] is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Azángaro Province, on the border of the districts Muñani and Potoni.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Azángaro 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.