Llusca Ritti (Cusco-Puno) Explained

Llusca Ritti
Other Name:Aya Chinkana
Elevation M:5200
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Vilcanota
Location:Peru, Cusco Region, Puno Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-13.7253°N -70.7319°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]

Llusca Ritti (possibly from Quechua llusk'a polished; slippery, rit'i snow, "polished snow" or "slippery snow") or Ayachincana (possibly from Quechua aya corpse, chinkana labyrinth, "corpse labyrinth")[3] is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, approximately 5200m (17,100feet) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District, and in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Ollachea District. Llusca Ritti lies south of Sullulluni and northwest of Jori Pintay.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  2. Web site: Nevados. . IGN, Peru. August 15, 2014.
  3. John Ricker, Cordillera Vilcanota—1969, AAC (American Alpine Journal Publications