Kimsa Chata (Arequipa) Explained

Kimsa Chata
Elevation M:5091
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Wansu
Location:Peru, Arequipa Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-14.7042°N -72.7689°W

Kimsa Chata (Aymara and Quechua kimsa three, Pukina chata mountain,[2] "three mountains", Hispanicized spelling Quimsachata) is a group of three mountains in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. Its central peak reaches 5091m (16,703feet) above sea level. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Huaynacotas District. Kimsa Chata lies at the Yana Wanaku valley ("black guanaco", Yanahuanaco) southeast of Hatun Pata.[1] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cerro Quimsachata . IGN, Peru . February 21, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150221102259/http://www.ign.gob.pe/nomenclatorDigital/carta.php?id=32138 . February 21, 2015 .
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Lengua Pukina en Jesús de Machaca
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)