Hatun Chunkara

Hatun Chunkara
Hatun Chunkara

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,287 m (17,346 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°22′40″S 71°35′39″W / 15.37778°S 71.59417°W / -15.37778; -71.59417Coordinates: 15°22′40″S 71°35′39″W / 15.37778°S 71.59417°W / -15.37778; -71.59417
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Ch'ila

Hatun Chunkara (Quechua hatun big, Aymara chunkara "pointed mountain", Chunkara the name of a neighboring mountain,[2][3] "big pointed mountain" or "big Chunkara", Hispanicized spelling Jatunchungara) is a 5,287-metre-high (17,346 ft) mountain in the Ch'ila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, on the border of the districts of Caylloma and Sibayo. It lies north of Chunkara and Misa Chunkara. There is a small lake north of the mountain named Chunkara.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Jatunchungara". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe Castellano-Aymara 2002". Félix Laime Pairumani. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 2 (Arequipa Region)


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