Parent range Andes, Kallawaya Mountain range Andes | Elevation 5,259 m | |
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Location Peru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province |
Q'iruni or Qiruni (Aymara q'iru wood, qiru a cup or glass, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with wood" or "the one with a cup", hispanicized spelling Queroni) is 5,259-metre (17,254 ft) high mountain in the Kallawaya mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts of Ajoyani, Ituata and Macusani.
Q'iruni is also the name of a place at Ch'ulluqucha (Chullucocha), the lake southwest of the mountain.
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