Chupiquiña Explained

Chupiquiña
Elevation M:5805
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Barroso
Location:Chile, Arica y Parinacota Region
Peru, Tacna Region
Map:Chile Arica y Parinacota
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-17.6656°N -69.7994°W

Chupiquiña (possibly from Aymara Chupikiña[2]) is a volcano on the border of Chile and Peru,[3] about 5805m (19,045feet) high. On the Chilean side it is situated in the Arica y Parinacota Region, Parinacota Province, and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District.[4] Chupiquiña lies southeast of Achacollo and south of the Huancune volcano, near the Chilean volcano named Tacora.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=516 mincetur.gob.pe
  2. Web site: aymara.ucb.edu.bo/ . 2014-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923181040/http://www.aymara.ucb.edu.bo/html/aymara/afueraweb/kunasas-ari.html . 2015-09-23 . dead .
  3. Web site: Volcanes de la Comuna de General Lagos . Portal Visviri . Volcanes de la Comuna de General Lagos . 12 August 2022 . Visviri, Chile . es.
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tacna Province (Tacna Region)