Choquechambi | |
Elevation M: | 5000 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Location: | Peru |
Map: | Peru |
Label Position: | left |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | -14.6383°N -69.3275°W |
Choquechambi (possibly from Aymara chuqi gold, champi mushroom, Quechua chuqi precious metal, champi bronze, chuqichampi the name of a flower)[2] is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in Peru, about 5000m (16,000feet) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Putina Province, on the border of the Ananea District and the Sina District. Choquechambi lies northwest of Riti Urmasca and southeast of Ritipata, Chapi and Yanauma.[1]
Choquechambi is also the name of a river. It originates northwest of the mountain near Ritipata from where it flows to the northwest.