Parent range Andes Mountain range Andes | Elevation 5,181 m | |
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Location Peru, Puno Region, Puno Province | ||
Wankarani (Aymara wankanra a kind of drum, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a wankara", hispanicized spelling Huancarani) is a 5,181-metre (16,998 ft) high mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Puno Province, on the border of the districts Pichacani and San Antonio.
Wankarani (Huancarani) is also the name of a river which originates north of the mountain. Along the village of Wankarani (Huancarane) it flows to the north as a tributary of the Uturunqani River.
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