Jonorana (Carabaya-Melgar)

Jonorana (possibly from Aymara for a variety of potato of the qhini group)[2] is a 5,553-metre-high (18,219 ft) mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District, and in the Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. Jonorana lies east of Jatuncucho and southeast of Jampatune and Pomanota.[3]

This article is about the mountain on the border of the provinces Carabaya and Melgar in Peru. For other uses, see Khunurana.
Jonorana
Jonorana
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,553 m (18,219 ft) [1]
Coordinates14°05′01″S 70°46′11″W 
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Melgar Province
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

References
  1. Peru 1:100,000, Palca 2742, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015. (see: Variedad de papa qhini)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)


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