Wawa Chaki

Wawa Chaki
Wawa Chaki

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Moquegua Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 16°54′29″S 70°33′39″W / 16.90806°S 70.56083°WCoordinates: 16°54′29″S 70°33′39″W / 16.90806°S 70.56083°W

Wawa Chaki (Quechua wawa child, baby, chaki foot,[2] "child foot", hispanicized spelling Huahuachaqui,[3] also Negra Huahuachaqui, Negro Huahuachaqui) 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. Wawa Chaki lies southwest of the mountains Uma Jalsu and Millu.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Municipalidad Provincia de Mariscal Nieto, Ley Organica 27972 del 26-05-2003