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{{Short description|Mountains in Peru}}
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The '''Kallawaya mountain range'''<ref>Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): '''''kallawaya'''''. - ''s. Provincia de Antisuyu. Los habitantes de dicha provincia eran y siguen siendo hábiles herbolarios (JL). || Código idiomático usado por los herbolarios llamados kallawayas.''</ref> (hispanicized spelling ''Carabaya'') lies in the [[Andes]] of [[Peru]]. It extends between 14°00' and 14°22'S and 69°38' and 70°19'W for about 75 km.<ref>[http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1386i/peru/orient.html#CARA usgs.gov] USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras</ref> It is located in the [[Puno Region]], [[Carabaya Province]], between the [[Willkanuta mountain range|Willkanuta]] mountain range in the north-west and the [[Cordillera Apolobamba|Apolobamba]] mountain range in the south-east, north and north-east of [[Macusani District|Makusani]].
The '''Cordillera Carabaya''' (Spanish for "Carabaya mountain range")<ref>Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): '''''kallawaya'''''. - ''s. Provincia de Antisuyu. Los habitantes de dicha provincia eran y siguen siendo hábiles herbolarios (JL). || Código idiomático usado por los herbolarios llamados kallawayas.''</ref> lies in the [[Andes]] of [[Peru]]. It extends between 14°00' and 14°22'S and 69°38' and 70°19'W for about 75&nbsp;km.<ref>[http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1386i/peru/orient.html#CARA usgs.gov] USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras</ref> It is located in the [[Puno Region]], [[Carabaya Province]], between the [[Vilcanota mountain range|Vilcanota]] mountain range in the north-west and the [[Cordillera Apolobamba|Apolobamba]] mountain range in the south-east, north and north-east of [[Macusani District|Macusani]].


== Mountains ==
== Mountains ==
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The highest peak in the range is [[Allincapac]] at {{convert|5805|m|ft|0}}. Other mountains are listed below:<ref name=neate>Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994</ref><ref name=cocker>Michael Cocker, Frost, Dust and Tear Gas, Exploratory Mountaineering in the Peruvian Cordillera Carabaya, in: Alpine Journal 2008, p. 53-69</ref><ref>allthemountains.com Maps of the Eastern Andes of Peru including two maps of the Carabaya mountain range (inactive website)</ref>
The highest mountain in the range is [[Allin Qhapaq]] at {{convert|5780|m|ft|0}}. Other notable peaks are:

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* [[Huaynaccapac (Puno)|Huaynaccapac]], {{convert|5721|m|ft|0}}
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* Tococcapac, {{convert|5670|m|ft|0}}
* [[Chichicapac]], {{convert|5614|m|ft|0}}
* Juraccapac, {{convert|5610|m|ft|0}}
* Cacaccapac, {{convert|5425|m|ft|0}}
* Balansani, {{convert|5350|m|ft|0}}
* Balansani, {{convert|5350|m|ft|0}}
* [[Ch'ichi Qhapaq]], {{convert|5614|m|ft|0}}
* [[Vela Cunca (Puno)|Vela Cunca]], {{convert|5350|m|ft|0}}
* [[Chullumpirini]], c. {{convert|5000|m|ft|0}}
* [[Quenamari]], {{convert|5294|m|ft|0}}
* [[Muru Muruni]], c. {{convert|5200|m|ft|0}}
* [[Queroni]], {{convert|5250|m|ft|0}}
* [[Pumaqulluni]], c. {{convert|5200|m|ft|0}}
* [[Muro Muruni]], {{convert|5200|m|ft|0}}
* Qaqa Qhapaq, {{convert|5425|m|ft|0}}
* [[Pumajolluni]], {{convert|5200|m|ft|0}}
* Qillwaquta Rit'i, {{convert|5400|m|ft|0}}
* [[Quellhuacotarriti]], {{convert|5200|m|ft|0}}
* Qiruni, {{convert|5250|m|ft|0}}
* [[Vilajota (Carabaya)|Vilajota]], {{convert|5198|m|ft|0}}
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* Tuku Qhapaq (or T'uqu Qhapaq), {{convert|5670|m|ft|0}}
* [[Wayna Qhapaq (Puno)|Wayna Qhapaq]], {{convert|5721|m|ft|0}}
* [[Allpajata]], {{convert|5100|m|ft|0}}
* [[Wila Kunka]], {{convert|5350|m|ft|0}}
* [[Jatun Pinguilluni]], {{convert|5100|m|ft|0}}
* [[Wilaquta (Carabaya)|Wilaquta]], {{convert|5000|m|ft|0}}
* [[Tocsajota]], {{convert|5100|m|ft|0}}
* [[Challhuani]], {{convert|5000|m|ft|0}}
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* Yura Qhapaq, {{convert|5610|m|ft|0}}.<ref name=neate>Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994</ref><ref name=cocker>Michael Cocker, Frost, Dust and Tear Gas, Exploratory Mountaineering in the Peruvian Cordillera Carabaya, in: Alpine Journal 2008, p. 53-69</ref><ref>allthemountains.com Maps of the Eastern Andes of Peru including two maps of the Kallawaya mountain range (inactive website)</ref>
* [[Chullumpirini]], {{convert|5000|m|ft|0}}
* Minas Cunca, {{convert|5000|m|ft|0}}
* Q'umirqucha Punta, {{convert|5000|m|ft|0}}
* [[Tucuhuachana]], {{convert|5000|m|ft|0}}
* Q'uli Kunka, {{convert|4800|m|ft|0}}
* Sallikani, {{convert|4800|m|ft|0}}
* Usqulluni, {{convert|4800|m|ft|0}}
* Wisk'achani, {{convert|4800|m|ft|0}}
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Chaupicocha (Puno)|Chaupicocha]]
* [[Chawpiqucha]]
* [[Kallawaya]]
* [[Kallawaya]]


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[[Category:Mountain ranges of Peru]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Puno Region]]
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Latest revision as of 12:13, 8 April 2021

Carabaya mountain range
Allincapac
Highest point
PeakAllin Capac
Elevation5,780 m (18,960 ft)
Dimensions
Length75 km (47 mi) N-S
Geography
CountryPeru
RegionPuno
Range coordinates13°54′32″S 70°24′33″W / 13.908875°S 70.409041°W / -13.908875; -70.409041
Parent rangeAndes

The Cordillera Carabaya (Spanish for "Carabaya mountain range")[1] lies in the Andes of Peru. It extends between 14°00' and 14°22'S and 69°38' and 70°19'W for about 75 km.[2] It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, between the Vilcanota mountain range in the north-west and the Apolobamba mountain range in the south-east, north and north-east of Macusani.

Mountains[edit]

The highest peak in the range is Allincapac at 5,805 metres (19,045 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3][4][5]

  • Huaynaccapac, 5,721 metres (18,770 ft)
  • Tococcapac, 5,670 metres (18,602 ft)
  • Chichicapac, 5,614 metres (18,419 ft)
  • Juraccapac, 5,610 metres (18,406 ft)
  • Cacaccapac, 5,425 metres (17,799 ft)
  • Balansani, 5,350 metres (17,552 ft)
  • Vela Cunca, 5,350 metres (17,552 ft)
  • Quenamari, 5,294 metres (17,369 ft)
  • Queroni, 5,250 metres (17,224 ft)
  • Muro Muruni, 5,200 metres (17,060 ft)
  • Pumajolluni, 5,200 metres (17,060 ft)
  • Quellhuacotarriti, 5,200 metres (17,060 ft)
  • Vilajota, 5,198 metres (17,054 ft)
  • Allpajata, 5,100 metres (16,732 ft)
  • Jatun Pinguilluni, 5,100 metres (16,732 ft)
  • Tocsajota, 5,100 metres (16,732 ft)
  • Challhuani, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
  • Chullumpirini, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
  • Minas Cunca, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
  • Q'umirqucha Punta, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
  • Tucuhuachana, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
  • Q'uli Kunka, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
  • Sallikani, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
  • Usqulluni, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
  • Wisk'achani, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): kallawaya. - s. Provincia de Antisuyu. Los habitantes de dicha provincia eran y siguen siendo hábiles herbolarios (JL). || Código idiomático usado por los herbolarios llamados kallawayas.
  2. ^ usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
  3. ^ Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  4. ^ Michael Cocker, Frost, Dust and Tear Gas, Exploratory Mountaineering in the Peruvian Cordillera Carabaya, in: Alpine Journal 2008, p. 53-69
  5. ^ allthemountains.com Maps of the Eastern Andes of Peru including two maps of the Carabaya mountain range (inactive website)


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