Ritipata (Puno)

Ritipata
Ritipata is located in Peru
Ritipata
Ritipata
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,350 m (17,550 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°37′11″S 69°21′34″W / 14.61972°S 69.35944°W / -14.61972; -69.35944
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Apolobamba

Ritipata (possibly from Quechua)[2] is a 5,350-metre-high (17,552 ft) mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Ananea District, as well as in the Sandia Province, Quiaca District. Ritipata is situated south-east of the mountain Vilacota, east of the mountain Ananea and north-west of the mountain Chapi, next to it.[3][4]

  1. ^ www.minem.gob.pe
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Sandia Province (Puno Region)
  4. ^ "South America, Peru, Cordillera Apolobamba, Publication Year: 2004 on The American Alpine Club".