Pomani
Pomani is located in Peru
Pomani
Pomani
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,300 m (17,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°4′13″S 70°28′18″W / 17.07028°S 70.47167°W / -17.07028; -70.47167
Geography
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province
Parent rangeAndes

Pomani (possibly from Aymara puma cougar, puma,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a puma") is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Torata District. Pomani lies south-west of the volcano Tutupaca and north-west of the mountain Chuquiananta. The Asana River originates near the mountain.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)


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