Qachini Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Sandia Province (Puno Region)
  2. Web site: Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición. Félix Layme Pairumani. November 27, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020429/http://www.aymara.ucb.edu.bo/html/diccionario/castellano%20aymara/aa.html. March 5, 2016. see: Águila de dos cabezas
  3. Bolivia 1:100,000, Pelechuco 3041, Map prepared and published by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA, in collaboration with the Instituto Geográfico Militar of Bolivia