Pichaqani (Puno)

This article is about the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pichaqani (disambiguation).
Pichaqani
Pichaqani

Location within Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates 15°18′51″S 70°50′21″W / 15.31417°S 70.83917°W / -15.31417; -70.83917Coordinates: 15°18′51″S 70°50′21″W / 15.31417°S 70.83917°W / -15.31417; -70.83917
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes

Pichaqani (Aymara pichaqa, phichaqa, piqacha a big needle,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a big needle", hispanicized spelling Pichacane) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Ocuviri District. Pichaqani lies north of the lakes Ananta and Suyt'uqucha and west of the mountains Qillqa and Machu Kunturi.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100,000, Ocuviri 2740, 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) see: Piqacha, pichaqa and Phichaqa
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)


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