Taruca Sayana | |
Elevation M: | 5200 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Andes, Vilcanota |
Location: | Peru, Puno Region |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 240 |
Coordinates: | -13.7475°N -70.6972°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Taruca Sayana (possibly from Quechua taruka, luychu deer, sayana stop, whereabouts, a place where you stop frequently, "deer stop") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5200m (17,100feet) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts Corani and Ollachea. Taruca Sayana lies southeast of the mountains Llusca Ritti (Cusco-Puno) and Jori Pintay, south of the mountain Ananta Cucho, and northwest of the mountains Llusca Ritti (of Corani) and Quello Sallayoc.[1]