Muro Muruni (possibly from in the Aymara spelling Muru Muruni) is a mountain in the Carabaya mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Coasa District. Muro Muruni lies southeast of the mountain Chullumpirini.

Muro Muruni
Muro Muruni is located in Peru
Muro Muruni
Muro Muruni
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°01′59″S 70°09′58″W / 14.03306°S 70.16611°W / -14.03306; -70.16611
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Carabaya

Its name derives from the Aymara muru truncated,[2] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership.

References

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  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya 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)