Chuquiananta[1] (possibly from Aymara chuqi gold, Quechua chuqi metal, gold (<Aymara), every kind of precious metal)[2][3][4] is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Torata District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Camilaca District. Chuquiananta lies south-west of Tutupaca volcano, south-east of Pomani.[1]

Chuquiananta
Chuquiananta is located in Peru
Chuquiananta
Chuquiananta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,300 m (17,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°4′53″S 70°26′58″W / 17.08139°S 70.44944°W / -17.08139; -70.44944
Geography
LocationMoquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Peru
Parent rangeAndes

References

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  1. ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua 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)
  3. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary, 5-vowel-system)
  4. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.