Marayrasu

For the mountain in the Apata District, Jauja Province, Junín Region, Peru, see Marayrasu (Apata).
Marayrasu
Marayrasu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,943 m (16,217 ft)[1]
Coordinates 11°37′29″S 75°12′41″W / 11.62472°S 75.21139°W / -11.62472; -75.21139Coordinates: 11°37′29″S 75°12′41″W / 11.62472°S 75.21139°W / -11.62472; -75.21139
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes, Waytapallana

Marayrasu (Quechua maray batan or grindstone; to tear down, to knock down, rasu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[2][3][4] also spelled Marairazo) is a mountain in the northern sector of the Waytapallana mountain range in the Andes of Peru,[5] about 4,943 metres (16,217 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Concepción Province, Comas District, and in the Jauja Province, in the districts of Apata and Monobamba.[6]

References

  1. "Latin America Index Map". U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  2. Qhichwa Suyup Simi Pirwan Diccionario de la Nación Quechua, Consejo Educativo de la Nación Quechua "CENAQ"
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. babylon.com/quechua/rasu
  5. Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera Huaytapallana, Peru, in: The Alpine Journal, 2009, p. 161-167
  6. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Concepción Province (Junín Region)


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