Apachita (Puno) Explained

Apachita
Elevation M:5168
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Peru
Range:Andes
Map:Peru
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-14.2847°N -69.8081°W

Apacheta (Aymara for the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the Andes; name for a stone cairn in the Andes, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high mountains,[2] also spelled Apacheta) is a 5168m (16,955feet) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Crucero District. Apachita lies west of the peaks of Ariquma, north of Ariquma Lake and northeast of Wiluyuq Qucha and the peak of Wiluyuq Urqu.[1] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Peru 1:100,000, Cuyocuyo 2942, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD, 1993
  2. Web site: Illa-a.org. www.illa-a.org. Sep 10, 2020.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Sandia Province (Puno Region)