Ch'ankhani

Ch'ankhani
Phaq'u Qullu
Ch'ankhani

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Moquegua Region, Tacna Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 16°46′39″S 70°18′05″W / 16.77750°S 70.30139°WCoordinates: 16°46′39″S 70°18′05″W / 16.77750°S 70.30139°W

Ch'ankhani (Aymara ch'ankha wool cord,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a cord", hispanicized spelling Chancane), also known as Phaq'u Qullu ("light brown mountain", Pacocollo), 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, Carumas District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. Ch'ankhani lies west of lake Aqhuyach'alla (Ajuachaya, Pasto Grande) and the mountain Wila Wilani.[1][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna 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)
  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. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Hospicio 2837, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD