| Muro Muruni | |
|---|---|
  Muro Muruni Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 14°01′59″S 70°09′58″W / 14.03306°S 70.16611°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Puno Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Carabaya |
Muro Muruni (possibly from in the Aymara spelling Muru Muruni) is a mountain in the Carabaya mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Coasa District. Muro Muruni lies southeast of the mountain Chullumpirini.
Its name derives from the Aymara muru truncated,[2] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership.
References
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
- ↑ 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)
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