Ch'uxñuma

Ch'uxñuma

Barroso mountain range (on the left) as seen from space (NASA Landsat) with Ch'uxñuma in the northern extensions of the range
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°23′24″S 69°51′07″W / 17.39000°S 69.85194°W / -17.39000; -69.85194Coordinates: 17°23′24″S 69°51′07″W / 17.39000°S 69.85194°W / -17.39000; -69.85194
Geography
Ch'uxñuma

Location within Peru

Location Peru, Tacna Region
Parent range Andes

Ch'uxñuma (Aymara ch'uxña green, uma water,[2] "green water", also spelled Chucñuma) is a mountain in the northern extensions of the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Tarata District. Ch'uxñuma lies northwest of Q'asiri Lake and north of the mountains Chunta Qullu and Pä Qullu.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)
  2. 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)


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