Jori Pintay
Jori Pintay is located in Peru
Jori Pintay
Jori Pintay
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°43′53″S 70°43′19″W / 13.73139°S 70.72194°W / -13.73139; -70.72194
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Jori Pintay (possibly from Quechua quri gold,[2] pintay to paint / painting (a borrowing from Spanish pintar to paint)) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, in the districts Corani and Ollachea. Jori Pintay lies southeast of the mountains Sullulluni and Llusca Ritti, and northeast of the mountain Quello Cunca.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ↑ "Nevados". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 15, 2014.


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