Choquechambi Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)
  2. Egidia Corrales Lozano, El ritual de la cosecha de papa en la comunidad de Conde, Canas, Lima 2006, p. 17