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Hatun K'irawniyuq

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Parent range
  
Andes

Mountain range
  
Andes

Elevation
  
4,731 m

Hatun K'irawniyuq

Location
  
Peru, Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, La UniĆ³n Province

Hatun K'irawniyuq (Quechua hatun big, k'iraw cradle, bed of a child, -ni, -yuq suffixes, "the one with a big cradle" or "the big one with a cradle", hispanicized spelling Jatun Quirauniyoc) is a mountain in the Arequipa Region in the Andes of Peru, about 4,731.1 metres (15,522 ft) high. It is situated in the Condesuyos Province, Salamanca District, north of the volcano Coropuna. The peak west of K'irawniyuq is named Quri Qhawana (Ccorecahuana). One of the nearest populated places is Mawk'allaqta (Quechua for "old town", Maucallacta) in the northeast. The village is situated at the mountain Mawk'a Llaqta (Mauca Llacta).

Map of Hatun K'irawniyuq, Peru

References

Hatun K'irawniyuq Wikipedia