Chucñuma

Chucñuma
Chucñuma
	Barroso mountain range (on the left) as seen from space (NASA Landsat) with Chucñuma in the northern extensions of the range
Highest point
Elevation	5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates	17°23′24″S 69°51′07″W
Geography
	Chucñuma Location within Peru
Location	Peru, Tacna Region
Parent range	Andes

Chucñuma (possibly from Aymara ch'uxña green, uma water,[2] "green water") is a mountain in the northern extensions of the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Tarata District. Chucñuma lies northwest of Casiri Lake and north of the mountains Chontacollo and Pacollo.[1]

References

escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)
Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)

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[escale-1] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)

[2] Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)