Muro Muruni Explained

Muro Muruni
Elevation M:5200
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Carabaya
Location:Peru, Puno Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-14.0331°N -70.1661°W

Muro Muruni (possibly from in the Aymara spelling Muru Muruni) is a mountain in the Carabaya mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5200m (17,100feet) high. It is in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Coasa District. Muro Muruni lies southeast of the mountain Chullumpirini.

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

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)