Qachini | |
Other Name: | Tara Paka |
Elevation M: | 5200 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Location: | Peru, Puno Region |
Map: | Peru |
Label Position: | right |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | -14.6167°N -69.4581°W |
Qachini (Aymara qachi a corral where sheep is separated or cured, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, 'the one with a corral for sheep', also spelled Ccachine, Jachini) or Tara Paka (Aymara for "two-headed eagle", Quechua for Andean eagle,[2] Hispanicized spelling Tarapacá)[3] is a mountain in the north of the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5200m (17,100feet) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Ananea District, northwest of La Rinconada. Qachini lies southwest of the mountain named Wilaquta, northeast of Qala K'umu and southeast of Qurwari.[1]