Cordillera Carabaya

Carabaya mountain range
Highest point
PeakAllin Capac
Elevation5,780 m (18,960 ft)
Dimensions
Length75 km (47 mi) N-S
Geography
Map
CountryPeru
RegionPuno
Range coordinates13°54′32″S 70°24′33″W / 13.908875°S 70.409041°W / -13.908875; -70.409041
Parent rangeAndes

The Cordillera Carabaya (Spanish for "Carabaya mountain range")[1] lies in the Andes of Peru. It extends between 14°00' and 14°22'S and 69°38' and 70°19'W for about 75 km.[2] It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, between the Vilcanota mountain range in the north-west and the Apolobamba mountain range in the south-east, north and north-east of Macusani.

  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): kallawaya. - s. Provincia de Antisuyu. Los habitantes de dicha provincia eran y siguen siendo hábiles herbolarios (JL). || Código idiomático usado por los herbolarios llamados kallawayas.
  2. ^ usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras