Ch'amakani

For the mountain on the border of Bolivia and Peru, see Ch'amakani (Bolivia-Peru).
Ch'amakani
Ch'amakani

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates 14°34′41″S 70°07′29″W / 14.57806°S 70.12472°W / -14.57806; -70.12472Coordinates: 14°34′41″S 70°07′29″W / 14.57806°S 70.12472°W / -14.57806; -70.12472
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Azángaro Province
Parent range Andes

Ch'amakani (Aymara ch'amaka dark, darkness,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with dark color", also spelled Chamacane) is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Azángaro Province, on the border of the districts Muñani and San Antón. It lies northwest of the mountain Surupana and south of Allqamarini.[1]

Ch'amakani is situated at the river Qillwiri (Quellhuiri) which originates northwest of the mountain. It flows to the south.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Azángaro Province (Puno Region)
  2. 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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