Chichicapac Explained

Chichicapac
Elevation M:5614
Elevation Ref:[1]
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-13.9444°N -70.3667°W
First Ascent:1-1959: S. face-1974

Chichicapac (possibly from Quechua ch'ichi shoot; dirt, dirty, chichi naked; udder full of milk; gold powder, qhapaq the mighty one,[2] [3] Hispanicized spellings Chichicapac, Chichiccapac, Chichicápac, Chichijapac, Chichi Cápac) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru.[4] It is one of the highest peaks of the Carabaya mountain range rising up to 5614m (18,419feet). Chichicapac is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts of Ayapata and Macusani. It lies southeast of the higher mountains Huaynaccapac and Allincapac[5] and northeast of the lake Chaupicocha.

Notes and References

  1. Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  2. Apurimaqpaq Runasimi Taqe (Apurímac Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Ricardo N. Alonso, Diccionario minero: glosario de voces utilizadas por los mineros de Iberoamérica, p. 85, see: Chiche
  4. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/jog/latin_america/txu-oclc-224300691-sd19-06.jpg lib.utexas.edu
  5. Michael Cocker, Frost, Dust and Tear Gas, Exploratory Mountaineering in the Peruvian Cordillera Carabaya, in: Alpine Journal 2008, p. 53-69