Huancané

Huancané

Wanqani
Huancané ; Wanqani
Town
	Church of Huancané
	Huancané
	Coordinates: 15°12′8″S 69°45′41″W / 15.20222°S 69.76139°W
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Huancané
District	Huancané
Elevation	3,841 m (12,602 ft)

Huancané (Aymara: Wanqani listen (help·info) wanqa a big stone,^[1] -ni a suffix, "the one with a big stone (or big stones)") is the capital of the province of Huancané in Peru. The town is located about north of Lake Titicaca. The majority of the residents of Huancané's 7,000 speak Aymara.

References[]

^ 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)

Coordinates: 15°12′8″S 69°45′41″W / 15.20222°S 69.76139°W / -15.20222; -69.76139

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[1] 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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