Jat'u K'achi Explained

Jat'u K'achi
Elevation M:5200
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Moquegua Region, Puno Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-16.2031°N -70.3472°W

Jat'u K'achi (Aymara jat'u the stripes on a blanket, k'achi incisors; chin; vertex, edge,[2] [3] [4] possibly "stripe incisors", Hispanicized spelling Jatucachi) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5200m (17,100feet) high. It is located on the border of the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ichuña District, and the Puno Region, Puno Province, San Antonio District. Jat'u K'achi lies west of the mountain Chuqipata, northeast of Millu and southeast of Pura Purani.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Cerro Province (Moquegua Region)
  2. Web site: Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002. Félix Layme Pairumani. January 7, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020429/http://www.aymara.ucb.edu.bo/html/diccionario/castellano%20aymara/aa.html. March 5, 2016. (see: Arista)
  3. Web site: Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002. Félix Layme Pairumani. January 7, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923181055/http://www.aymara.ucb.edu.bo/html/diccionario/castellano%20aymara/ad.html. September 23, 2015. (see: Dentadura)
  4. Ministerio de Educación, Dirección National de Educación Bilingue Intercultural, Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)