Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Tacna)

This article is about the mountain in the Tacna Region, Peru. For other uses, see Ch'iyar Jaqhi.
Ch'iyar Jaqhi

The volcano Yukamani (center), Ch'iyar Jaqhi (the first snow-covered peak north of it above the river valley) and the lake Wilaquta (on the right) as seen from above (NASA Landsat7 image)
Highest point
Elevation 5,300 m (17,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°6′32″S 70°12′46″W / 17.10889°S 70.21278°W / -17.10889; -70.21278Coordinates: 17°6′32″S 70°12′46″W / 17.10889°S 70.21278°W / -17.10889; -70.21278
Geography
Ch'iyar Jaqhi

Peru

Location Peru, Tacna Region, Candarave Province
Parent range Andes

Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Aymara ch'iyara black, jaqhi precipice, cliff,[2] "black cliff", hispanicized spelling Chiarjaque) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District.[1] Ch'iyar Jaqhi lies north of the volcano Yukamani.

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna 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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