Tacune Explained

Tacune
Elevation M:5500
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Moquegua Region, General Sanchez Cerro Province
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-16.4678°N -71.1375°W

Tacune (possibly from Aymara taku Prosopis (genus of South American tree) / colored medicinal earth, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the taku tree" or "the one with medicinal earth") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5500m (18,000feet) high. It is situated south of Lake Salinas and east of the mountain Pichu Pichu. Tacune is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District, and in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Puquina District.[1]

Tacune is also the name of an intermittent stream which flows from the mountain towards Lake Salinas.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro (Moquegua Region)