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Aqhu Phichaqa

Coordinates: 15°12′39″S 71°06′54″W / 15.21083°S 71.11500°W / -15.21083; -71.11500
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Aqhu Phichaqa
Aqhu Phichaqa is located in Peru
Aqhu Phichaqa
Aqhu Phichaqa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°12′39″S 71°06′54″W / 15.21083°S 71.11500°W / -15.21083; -71.11500
Naming
Language of nameAymara, Quechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Aqhu Phichaqa (Aymara aqhu tooth, phichaqa big needle,[2] Hispanicized spelling Ajopichaca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, on the border of the districts of Condoroma and Ocoruro. Aqhu Phichaqa lies between Yana Urqu in the northeast and Janq'u Q'awa in the southwest.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco 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) see: Muela and Phichaqa