Ch'amakani
For the mountain on the border of Bolivia and Peru, see Ch'amakani (Bolivia-Peru).
Ch'amakani | |
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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°WCoordinates: 14°34′41″S 70°07′29″W / 14.57806°S 70.12472°W |
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 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Azángaro Province (Puno Region)
- ↑ 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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