Chungara (Arequipa)

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Chungara
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Chungara
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 15°23′50″S71°35′25″W / 15.39722°S 71.59028°W / -15.39722; -71.59028 Coordinates: 15°23′50″S71°35′25″W / 15.39722°S 71.59028°W / -15.39722; -71.59028  
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Chungara (possibly from Aymara for "pointed mountain") [2] is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, on the border of the districts of Caylloma and Tuti. It lies south of Jatunchungara ("big pointed mountain" or "big Chungara") and Mesa Chungara and northeast of Ticlla. [1]

Aymara language native language in South America

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Chila mountain range mountains in Peru

The Chila mountain range lies in the Arequipa Region in the Andes of Peru. It extends between 15°02' and 15°26'S and 71°43' and 72°37'W for about 80 km. The range is located in the provinces of Castilla and Caylloma.

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 2 (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe Castellano-Aymara 2002". Félix Laime Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.


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