Choquetacarpo[1][2] (possibly from Quechua chuqi metal, every kind of precious metal / gold (<Aymara), takarpu nail / stake,[3][4][5] "metal nail" or "metal stake") is a 5,520 metres (18,110 ft)[2][1] high mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, in the districts Santa Teresa and Vilcabamba. Choquetacarpo lies northwest of the Pumasillo peak. The little river Moyoc (Muyuq) originates east of the mountain. It flows to the south as an affluent of the Yanama River.
| Choquetacarpo | |
|---|---|
  Choquetacarpo Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,520 m (18,110 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 13°13′44″S 72°51′11″W / 13.22889°S 72.85306°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Cusco, Peru |
| Parent range | Andes, Vilcabamba |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1-1959: E. ridge, N. face-1962[1] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate Peru RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
- ^ a b Peru 1:100 000, Machupicchu (27-q). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) (5-vowel-system)
- ^ Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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