Chunkara (Arequipa)

Chunkara
Chunkara
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°23′50″S 71°35′25″W / 15.39722°S 71.59028°W / -15.39722; -71.59028Coordinates: 15°23′50″S 71°35′25″W / 15.39722°S 71.59028°W / -15.39722; -71.59028 
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Ch'ila

Chunkara (Aymara for "pointed mountain",[2] hispanicized spelling Chungara) is a mountain in the Ch'ila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, on the border of the districts of Caylloma and Tuti. It lies south of Hatun Chunkara ("big pointed mountain" or "big Chunkara") and Misa Chunkara and northeast of Tiklla.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 2 (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe Castellano-Aymara 2002". Félix Laime Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.


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