Churi Qullu

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Churi Qullu

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The volcano Yukamani (center), the lake Wilaquta and Churi Qullu southeast of it as seen from above (NASA Landsat7 image)
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°12′31″S69°59′01″W / 17.20861°S 69.98361°W / -17.20861; -69.98361 Coordinates: 17°12′31″S69°59′01″W / 17.20861°S 69.98361°W / -17.20861; -69.98361
Geography
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Churi Qullu
Peru
Location Peru, Tacna Region, Tarata Province
Parent range Andes

Churi Qullu (Aymara churi dull yellow, qullu mountain, [2] "dull yellow mountain", Hispanicized spelling Choreccollo, Chorecollo) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Susapaya District. Churi Qullu lies northwest of P'isaqani and southeast of Wilaquta and Janq'u Qullu. [1]

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

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Wariri mountain in Peru

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Auquitaipe mountain in Peru

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Lluqu Qullu mountain in Peru

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Wila Qullu (Tarata)

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Wila Qullu (Palca)

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Phusnu Pullawi mountain in Peru

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Ichocollo (Tacna)

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.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)