Choquepirhua (Arequipa)

Choquepirhua (possibly from Aymara chuqi gold, pirwa, piwra granary,[2][3] Quechua chuqi, metal, every kind of precious metal; gold (<Aymara), pirwa deposit,[4][5] "gold granary" or "metal deposit") is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It lies in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts of Chachas and Choco. Choquepirhua is situated south of Chila.[1]

This article is about the mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Chuqi Pirwa (disambiguation).
Choquepirhua
The Colca River and Choquepirhua north of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates15°25′23″S 72°10′5″W 
Geography
Choquepirhua
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent rangeAndes, Chila

See also

References
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa 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)
  3. Ministerio de Educación, Dirección National de Educación Bilingue Intercultural, Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) (5-vowel-system)


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