Chuqi Warmi

Chuqi Warmi
Chuqi Warmi

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,049 m (16,565 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°15′07″S 75°10′34″W / 13.25194°S 75.17611°W / -13.25194; -75.17611Coordinates: 13°15′07″S 75°10′34″W / 13.25194°S 75.17611°W / -13.25194; -75.17611
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes

Chuqi Warmi (Aymara chuqi gold, warmi woman, Quechua chuqi precious metal, warmi woman,[2] "gold (or metal) woman", Hispanicized spelling Choquehuarmi) or Chuki Warmi (Quechua chuki hard; sword; spear, lance,[2] "hard (sword, spear or lance) woman") is a 5,049-metre-high (16,565 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, on the border of the districts of Castrovirreyna and Santa Ana, and in the Huaytará Province, Pilpichaca District. Chuqi Warmi lies south of the lake Urququcha, between Yuraq Pata in the northeast and Yana Ranra in the southwest.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Choquehuarmi". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  2. 1 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 Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)


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