Chullumpina

Chullumpina (chullumpi local name for the white-tufted grebe, -na a Quechua suffix,[2][3] "the place of the white-tufted grebe") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 m (17,100 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Chullumpina lies west of the large lake named Sibinacocha.[1]

Chullumpina
Chullumpina
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°51′19″S 71°05′54″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota mountain range

Chullumpina is also the name of a little lake near the mountain at 13°51′39″S 71°05′43″W.[1]

References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. www.alt-perubolivia.org (pdf), p. 7
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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