Qhapiya

Qhapiya
View of Copacabana with Qhapiya (center-rght) and Asiru Phat'jata (on the right) in the background
Highest point
Elevation	4,809 m (15,778 ft) ^[1]
Coordinates	16°19′52.3″S 69°08′32.2″W / 16.331194°S 69.142278°W / -16.331194; -69.142278Coordinates: 16°19′52.3″S 69°08′32.2″W / 16.331194°S 69.142278°W / -16.331194; -69.142278 ^[2]
Geography
Qhapiya Peru
Location	Peru, Puno Region

Qhapiya (in the Aymara spelling)^[3]^[4] or Qapiya (Uru language,^[5] hispanicized spellings Capía, Ccapia, Ccapía, Khapia, Khapía, K'apía) is a mountain in Peru, possibly an extinct volcano,^[6] situated at a height of about 4,809 metres (15,778 ft). It is located in the Puno Region, Chucuito Province, in the districts Pomata and Zepita, and in the Yunguyo Province, in the districts Cuturapi, Copani and Yunguyo.^[1]^[7] The mountain lies near Lake Titicaca at the road which connects Yunguyo and Puno, south of the hill Asiru Phat'jata.

In 2011 Qhapiya with its prehispanic archaeological site was declared a National Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of Peru by resolution No. 589-2011-VMPCIC-MC of May 13, 2011, of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture^[7] and a "Landscape Reserve" (Zona de Reserva Paisajística in Spanish) by Decrete Supreme No. 008-2011-MINAM.^[8]

By the local people the mountain is venerated as an Apu.

Gallery

Satellite view of Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern sub-basin of Lake Titicaca, and the mountain Qhapiya (on the left)

References

1 2 mincetur.gob.pe "Cerro "Apu" Khapia", retrieved on January 30, 2014
↑ mapcarta.com "Cerro Ccapia", retrieved on January 30, 2014
↑ Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary): Qhapiya achachilaruxa luqapxiwa. (Aymara) - Rinden culto al espíritu ancestral de Ccapia. (Spanish)
↑ biblio.perueduca.edu.pe: "Qhapiya"
↑ illa-a.org Katja Hannss, Vocabulario Uru (Uchumataqu), 2013
↑ geodeg.com "K'apía"
1 2 cepes.org.pe DECRETO SUPREMO Nº 008-2011-MINAM
↑ regionpuno.gob.pe (archive)

Protected areas of Peru

National Parks	Alto Purús Amotape Hills Bahuaja-Sonene Cordillera Azul Cutervo Huascaran Ichigkat muja – Cordillera del Condor Manú Otishi Rio Abiseo Tingo María Yanachaga-Chemillén

National Sanctuaries	Ampay Calipuy Cordillera de Colán Huayllay Lagunas de Mejia Manglares de Tumbes Megantoni Pampa Hermosa Tabaconas Namballe

Historical Sanctuaries	Chakamarka Machu Picchu Pampas de Ayacucho Pómac Forest

National Reserves	Allpahuayo-Mishana Calipuy Junin Lomas de Lachay Matsés Pacaya-Samiria Pampa Galeras – Barbara D'Achille Paracas Pucacuro Salinas and Aguada Blanca San Fernando System of Islands, Islets and Guano Sites Tambopata Titicaca Tumbes

Wildlife Refuge	Laquipampa Pantanos de Villa Udima Cloud Forests

Landscape Reserves	Cotahuasi Nor Yauyos-Cochas Qhapiya

Communal Reserves	Amarakaeri Asháninka Chayu Nain El Sira Machiguenga Purús Tuntanain Yanesha

National Forests	Alexander von Humboldt Biabo Cordillera Azul Mariscal Cáceres Pastaza–Morona–Marañon

Protection Forests	Aledaño Bocatoma del Canal Nuevo Imperial Alto Mayo Pagaibamba Pui–Pui Puquio Santa Rosa San Matías–San Carlos

Hunting Enclosed Lands	El Angolo Sunchubamba

Reserved Zones	Ancón Bosque de Zárate Qhapiya Chancaybaños Waywash Güeppí Huacachina Humedales de Puerto Viejo Illescas Lomas de Ancón Nieva River Santiago-Comaina Sierra del Divisor Yagua

Areas of Regional Conservation	Choquequirao Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Titankayuq Waytapallana

Private Conservation Areas	Qusqu Qhawarina

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