Aquichua

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Aquichua
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Aquichua
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,300 m (17,400 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 13°40′32″S70°59′00″W / 13.67556°S 70.98333°W / -13.67556; -70.98333 Coordinates: 13°40′32″S70°59′00″W / 13.67556°S 70.98333°W / -13.67556; -70.98333  
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Aquichua (possibly from Aymara, jaqhi precipice, cliff, [2] Aymara and Quechua chuwa plate, [3] "cliff plate") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. [4] [5] Aquichua is situated north east of the lake Sibinacocha and the mountain Chumpe and north of the Yayamari.

Aymara language native language in South America

Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

Peru republic in South America

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.

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References

  1. ↑ www.allthemountains.com Map of a part of the Vilcanota mountain range showing "Aquichua"
  2. ↑ www.ucb.edu.bo [ permanent dead link ]Despeñadero: s.Jaqhi
  3. ↑ katari.org (Aymara-Quechua-Spanish dictionary): Chuwa. - Plato de barro. (Aymara) Chuwa. - Plato para servirse alimentos. (Quechua)
  4. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area showing "Aquichuo"
  5. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ - UGEL map Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)


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