Jatunchungara Explained

Jatunchungara
Elevation M:5287
Elevation Ref:[1]
Language:Quechua
Location:Peru, Arequipa Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-15.3778°N -71.5942°W

Jatunchungara (possibly from Quechua hatun big, Aymara Chunkara "pointed mountain", Chungara the name of a neighboring mountain,[2] "big pointed mountain" or "big Chungara") is a 5287m (17,346feet) mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, on the border of the districts of Caylloma and Sibayo. It lies north of Chungara and Mesa Chungara. There is a small lake north of the mountain named Chungara.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cerro Jatunchungara. . IGN, Peru. May 25, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150525115729/http://www.ign.gob.pe/nomenclatorDigital/carta.php?id=19193. May 25, 2015.
  2. Web site: Diccionario Bilingüe Castellano-Aymara 2002. Félix Laime Pairumani. May 25, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923181046/http://www.aymara.ucb.edu.bo/html/diccionario/castellano%20aymara/ac.html. September 23, 2015.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 2 (Arequipa Region)

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