Churi Laq'a

Churi Laq'a
Churi Laq'a

Peru

Elevation 5,260 m (17,260 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Tacna Region, Candarave Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 16°47′23″S 70°21′15″W / 16.78972°S 70.35417°WCoordinates: 16°47′23″S 70°21′15″W / 16.78972°S 70.35417°W

Churi Laq'a (Aymara churi dull yellow, laq'a earth (soil),[2] "dull yellow earth", hispanicized spelling Churilaca) is a 5,260 metres (17,257 ft) high mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. Churi Laq'a lies south-west of the mountain Ch'alluma.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Proyecto de Ley, Ley de saneamiento y organización territorial de la provincia y distritos de Candarave, del Departamento de Tacna, Lima 2014
  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. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna Region)