Chaupimaquito Explained

Chaupimaquito
Elevation M:5300
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Vilcanota
Location:Peru, Cusco Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-13.8333°N -70.9397°W

Chaupimaquito (possibly from Quechua chawpi central, middle, makitu an additional sleeve which Andean women and men put on in some cold regions,[2] "central makitu") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5300m (17,400feet) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, east of Sibinacocha. It lies southeast of Condoriquiña and west of Pucasalla.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)