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Chachacumani (Canchis)

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Chachakumani
Chachakumani is located in Peru
Chachakumani
Chachakumani
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Willkanuta

Chachakumani (Quechua chachakuma a medical plant,[2][3] -ni an Aymara suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the chachakuma plant, hispanicized spelling Chachacumani) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, San Pablo District. Chachakumani lies southwest of Jamp'atuni and Pumanuta and southeast of Uqi Kunka. The Pumanuta River, an important tributary of the Willkanuta River, flows along its southern slope.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. ^ seccion.portalpatrimonio.cl Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes, Conociendo la Cultura Aymara: ... Chachakuma: pata uraqinakan alija, sutipax qichwawa, ... (Aymara text saying that Chachakuma is originally a Quechua word)
  3. ^ 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)