Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Moquegua-Puno)

Coordinates: 16°16′11″S 70°20′25″W / 16.26972°S 70.34028°W / -16.26972; -70.34028
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Ch'iyar Jaqhi
Ch'iyar Jaqhi is located in Peru
Ch'iyar Jaqhi
Ch'iyar Jaqhi
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°16′11″S 70°20′25″W / 16.26972°S 70.34028°W / -16.26972; -70.34028
Geography
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Aymara ch'iyara black, jaqhi precipice, cliff,[2] "black cliff", hispanicized spelling Chiaraque) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located on the border of the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ichuña District, and the Puno Region, Puno Province, Pichacani District. Ch'iyar Jaqhi lies southeast of Qayqu.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province 1 (Puno 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)