Pura Purani (Peru) Explained

Pura Purani
Elevation M:5000
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Moquegua Region, Puno Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-16.1997°N -70.3694°W

Pura Purani (Aymara pura pura Xenophyllum (or a species of it),[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the pura pura plant", also spelled Purapurani) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5000m (16,000feet) high. It is located on the border of the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ichuña District, and the Puno Region, Puno Province, San Antonio District. It lies west of Chuqipata and northwest of Millu.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province 1 (Puno Region)
  2. Jorge Araya-Presa, Francisco A. Squeo, Lina Barrientos, Eliana Belmonte, Manuel Mamani, Gina Arancio, Manual de Plantas y Canciones en Aymara, PROYECTO EXPLORA-CONICYT ED7/02/085: Etnobotánica y Etnomusicología Aymara: Divulgación de la sabiduría ancestral sobre plantas nativas del Altiplano de Arica, Chile, 2003