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Catautira

Coordinates: 14°05′51″S 70°38′56″W / 14.09750°S 70.64889°W / -14.09750; -70.64889
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Catautira
Catautira is located in Peru
Catautira
Catautira
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°05′51″S 70°38′56″W / 14.09750°S 70.64889°W / -14.09750; -70.64889
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Catautira (possibly from Aymara q'atawi lime, tira cradle,[2] "lime cradle") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Macusani District. Catautira lies northeast of Sumpiruni. This is where the Ninahuisa River originates. It flows along the southern slopes of Catautira before it turns to the northeast.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  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)