Chupiquiña

Chupiquiña
Chupiquiña
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,805 m (19,045 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°39′56″S 69°47′58″W / 17.66556°S 69.79944°W / -17.66556; -69.79944Coordinates: 17°39′56″S 69°47′58″W / 17.66556°S 69.79944°W / -17.66556; -69.79944 
Geography
Location Peru, Tacna Region
Parent range Andes, Barroso

Chupiquiña (possibly from Aymara Chupikiña[2]) is a volcano on the border of Chile and Peru, about 5,805 metres (19,045 ft) high. On the Chilean side it is situated in the Arica y Parinacota Region, Parinacota Province, and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District.[3] Chupiquiña lies southeast of Achacollo and south of the Huancune volcano, near the Chilean volcano named Tacora.

Map of the area showing the location of Chupiquiña

References

  1. ↑ mincetur.gob.pe Archived 2014-02-04 at the Wayback Machine. "Cordillera del Barroso"
  2. ↑ aymara.ucb.edu.bo/
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tacna Province (Tacna Region)


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