page_title: Tarucani
hierarchical_section_title: Tarucani
caption_attribution_description: English: Quelccaya Ice Cap on 2010 25 09
context_page_description: Tarucani is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District, west of Corani. Tarucani lies southeast of the mountain Jachatira east of the large glaciated area of Quelccaya.
context_section_description: Tarucani (possibly from Aymara taruja deer, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the deer") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District, west of Corani (Qurani). Tarucani lies southeast of the mountain Jachatira east of the large glaciated area of Quelccaya (Quechua for "snow plain").
caption: The glaciated Quelccaya area with Tarucani shown in the upper right part of this image (NASA, 2010)
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