Ch'aqra Punta

Ch'aqra Punta (Quechua ch'aqra ford, punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of,[2][3][4] also spelled Chajrapunta) or Chakra Punta (Quechua chakra field)[2] is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District, and in the Huancavelica Province, Huacocolpa District. Ch'aqra Punta lies southwest of K'allapayuq and northeast of Wayra Q'asa.[1]

Ch'aqra Punta
Ch'aqra Punta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°03′42″S 75°01′59″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chunta

References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  4. Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash


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