Chinchun

Chinchun
Chinchun

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°19′49″S 72°12′31″W / 15.33028°S 72.20861°W / -15.33028; -72.20861Coordinates: 15°19′49″S 72°12′31″W / 15.33028°S 72.20861°W / -15.33028; -72.20861
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent range Andes, Ch'ila

Chinchun (Quechua chinchu a plant of the Tagetes family, -n a suffix,[2][3] also spelled Chinchón) is a mountain in the western part of the Ch'ila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It lies in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Chinchun is situated southwest of Wayta and southeast of Asiruta.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ Menandra Mosquera, Quechua de Huarás, en Español e Inglés: Glosario
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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