Marconi (mountain)

Marconi
Marconi (center) and Veronica (on the right)
Highest point
Elevation5,300 m (17,400 ft)
Coordinates13°09′33″S 72°21′07″W / 13.15917°S 72.35194°W / -13.15917; -72.35194
Geography
Marconi is located in Peru
Marconi
Marconi
Peru
LocationPeru
Parent rangeAndes, Urubamba

Marconi[1][2] (possibly from Aymara marqu a medical plant,[3] -ni a suffix, "the one with the marqu plant") is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,340 m (17,520 ft) high.[2] It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Huayopata District, and in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District. It lies north of the Urubamba River, west of Veronica.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Peru 1:100 000, Urubamba (27-r). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. ^ a b Echevarría, Evelio (1973). "A Survey of Andean Ascents". American Alpine Journal. 18–2 (47): 389. ISBN 9780930410704.
  3. ^ 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) see: Artemisa


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