Achuqallani

Achuqallani
Achuqallani

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Moquegua Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 16°56′19″S 70°37′33″W / 16.93861°S 70.62583°WCoordinates: 16°56′19″S 70°37′33″W / 16.93861°S 70.62583°W

Achuqallani (Aymara achuqalla weasel,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a weasel (or weasels)", hispanicized spelling Achucallani) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Torata District. Achuqallani lies southwest of the mountains Uma Jalsu, Iruma and Suri Wayku.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)
  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)