Qupa Phuju

Qupa Phuju
Qupa Phuju

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°55′17″S 70°08′54″W / 16.92139°S 70.14833°W / -16.92139; -70.14833Coordinates: 16°55′17″S 70°08′54″W / 16.92139°S 70.14833°W / -16.92139; -70.14833
Geography
Location Peru, Moquegua Region, Tacna Region
Parent range Andes

Qupa Phuju (Aymara qupa green, phuju spring of water,[2] "green spring", hispanicized spelling Copapujo) is a 5,400-metre (17,717 ft) high mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. Qupa Phuju lies southwest of the lake Lurisquta, southeast of Wisk'acha Lake and the mountain Wisk'acha and east of Iru Uma.[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100,000, Hospicio 2837, 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. ↑ Proyecto de Ley No. 3355, Ley de Saneamiento y Organización Territorial de la Provincia y Distritos de Candarave, del Departamento de Tacna, Lima 2014
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna Region)


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