Chumpi (Junín)

For the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru, see Chumpi (Cusco).
Chumpi

The mining town of San Cristóbal
Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°44′00″S 76°02′30″W / 11.73333°S 76.04167°W / -11.73333; -76.04167Coordinates: 11°44′00″S 76°02′30″W / 11.73333°S 76.04167°W / -11.73333; -76.04167
Geography
Chumpi

Peru

Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes, Paryaqaqa

Chumpi (Jaqaru for corn with yellow seeds, Quechua for belt) or Ch'umpi (Jaqaru for red, Quechua for brown),[2][3] hispanicized spelling Chumpe) is a mountain in the north of the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, in the districts of Huay-Huay and Yauli District. Chumpi lies east of a lake named Pumaqucha. The mining town of San Cristóbal is situated at its feet.

References

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Neli Belleza Castro, Vocabulario Jaqaru-Español Español-Jaqaru, Lima-Peru 1993
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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