Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Cusco) Explained

Ch'iyar Jaqhi
Elevation M:	4654
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Location:	Peru, Cusco Region, Canas Province
Range:	Andes
Map:	Peru
Label Position:	right
Map Size:	250
Coordinates:	-14.3578°N -71.3942°W

Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Aymara ch'iyara black, jaqhi precipice, cliff, "black cliff", Hispanicized spelling Chiaraje) is a mountain the Andes of Peru, about 46540NaN0 high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Canas Province, on the border of the districts Langui, Quehue and Yanaoca.^{[1] [2]}

Ch'iyar Jaqhi or Tupay^{[3] [4]} (Quechua for to crash, to collide)^[5] is also the name of a festival which annually takes place at the mountain in the plain called Ch'iyar Jaqhi Pampa on January 20. During the festival, people of various communities meet to fight against each other. It is considered a ritual battle.^[6] This clash between communities is similar to the ritual battle of Tupay Tuqtu which also takes place in the Canas Province.

See also

• Takanakuy
• Warachikuy

Notes and References

1. Web site: South America Maps. . Joint Operations Graphic. July 1, 2014.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
3. Web site: Rumbos de Sol & Piedra | El Chiaraje, pago de sangre a la Madre Tierra . Rumbosdelperu.com . 2014-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140305171156/http://www.rumbosdelperu.com/el-chiaraje-pago-de-sangre-a-la-madre-tierra-V1337.html . 2014-03-05 . dead .
4. Web site: Néstor René Mayma Quispe . El Baúl de las Costumbres.: CHIARAJE, 20 de enero, Canas (Cusco-Perú) . Nestorcostumbres.blogspot.de . 2012-01-29 . 2014-02-27.
5. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
6. Web site: Juan Zecenarro Muelle . El chiaraje . Quehue.galeon.com . 2014-02-27.