Chapi (Peru) Explained

Chapi
Elevation M:5400
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Peru, Puno Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-14.6283°N -69.3475°W

Chapi (possibly from Quechua for tin)[2] or Ch'api (possibly from Aymara for thorn) is a 5400m (17,700feet) mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Putina Province, on the border of the districts Ananea and Sina. Chapi is situated southeast of the mountains Ananea and Ritipata, north-west of Riti Urmasca and north-east of the lake Asnococha.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.minem.gob.pe/minem/archivos/file/DGAAM/publicaciones/evats/puno/puno3.pdf www.minem.gob.pe
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary), see: chayanta
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Putina Province (Puno Region)