Chawpimayu

Chawpimayu
Chawpimayu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,239 m (17,188 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°11′44″S 72°47′44″W / 13.19556°S 72.79556°W / -13.19556; -72.79556Coordinates: 13°11′44″S 72°47′44″W / 13.19556°S 72.79556°W / -13.19556; -72.79556
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkapampa

Chawpimayu (Quechua chawpi central, middle, mayu river,[2] "central river", Hispanicized spelling Chaupimayo) is a 5,239-metre-high (17,188 ft) mountain in the Willkapampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, on the border of the districts of Santa Teresa and Vilcabamba. Chawpimayu lies northeast of Chuqitakarpu and Pumasillu.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nevado Chaupimayo". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region)
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