Otoroncane (mountain)

This article is about the mountain in the Carabaya Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Uturunqani (disambiguation).

Otoroncane (possibly from Aymara uturunqa, uturunqha, uturunqu, uturunqhu tiger^[2] (here referring to the jaguar), -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the jaguar") is a 5,305-metre-high (17,405 ft) mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District. Otoroncane lies northwest of the mountains Pomanota, Jampatune and Sapanuta. The river Challapampa (possibly from Aymara for "sand plain") flows along its southern slopes.^[1][3]

Otoroncane
Otoroncane Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,305 m (17,405 ft)[1]
Coordinates	14°00′58″S 70°49′17″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Puno Region
Parent range	Andes, Vilcanota

References

1. Peru 1:100,000, Palca 2742, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD, 1993
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) see: Tigre and Uturunqha
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)