Jairani

"K'ayrani" redirects here. For the mountain in the Sandia Province, Puno Region, Peru, see K'ayrani (Sandia).

Jairani (possibly from Aymara k'ayra frog,^[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a frog (or frogs)") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000-metre (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Jairani lies northeast of the glaciated area of Quelccaya (Quechua for "snow plain").^[1]

Jairani
The glaciated Quelccaya area (center) and Jairani shown in the upper right edge of this image (NASA, 2010)
Highest point
Elevation	5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates	13°50′32″S 70°46′24″W
Geography
Jairani Location within Peru
Location	Peru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province
Parent range	Andes, Vilcanota

References

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (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)