Warachani
mountain in Peru
Warachani (Aymara waracha wooden camp bed, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a wooden camp bed", Hispanicized spelling Huarachani) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, on the border of the districts Limbani and Patambuco. It lies at the Ariquma valley northeast of the peaks of Ariquma.
“Warachani” enters the record as mountain in Peru. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Warachani, mountain and Peru can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q19421502. Authority coordinates are -14.260, -69.719. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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