Chuqi Quta

Coordinates: 16°39′32″S 69°57′49″W / 16.65889°S 69.96361°W / -16.65889; -69.96361
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Chuqi Quta
Chuqi Quta is located in Peru
Chuqi Quta
Chuqi Quta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°39′32″S 69°57′49″W / 16.65889°S 69.96361°W / -16.65889; -69.96361
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

Chuqi Quta (Aymara chuqi gold, quta lake,[2] "gold lake", Hispanicized spelling Choquecota) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District. It lies southwest of Jisk'a Mawruma.[1]

References[edit]

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