Chuqipata

Chuqipata
Chuqipata

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,050 m (16,570 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°12′10″S 70°19′54″W / 16.20278°S 70.33167°W / -16.20278; -70.33167Coordinates: 16°12′10″S 70°19′54″W / 16.20278°S 70.33167°W / -16.20278; -70.33167
Geography
Location Peru, Moquegua Region, Puno Region
Parent range Andes

Chuqipata (Aymara chuqi gold, pata step,[2] "gold step", hispanicized spelling Choquepata) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,050 metres (16,568 ft) high. It is situated on the border of the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ichuña District, and the Puno Region, Puno Province, in the districts Pichacani and San Antonio. It lies northwest of the mountain Churi Wiqu, northeast of Millu and southeast of Tankani.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100,000, Pichaccani 2838, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  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)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Cerro Province (Moquegua Region)


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