Yunkani

Yunkani
Yunkani Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,943 m (16,217 ft)[1]
Coordinates	16°51′38″S 70°14′41″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Moquegua Region, Tacna Region
Parent range	Andes

Yunkani (Aymara yunka warm or temperate Andes or earth,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, 'the one with a warm valley', Hispanicized spelling Yuncane) is a 4,943-metre-high (16,217 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. Yunkani lies southwest of the mountain Paxsi Awki and northwest of the mountain Wisk'acha and Wisk'acha Lake.[1][3][4]

References

1. Peru 1:100,000, Hospicio 2837, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
2. 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)
3. Proyecto de Ley No. 3355, Ley de Saneamiento y Organización Territorial de la Provincia y Distritos de Candarave, del Departamento de Tacna, Lima 2014
4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna Region)