Jach'a Sirka

Jach'a Sirka
Jach'a Sirka
	The Tixani lava dome complex (center) as seen from above with Jach'a Sirka and Chiñi Lakha southeast of it
Highest point
Elevation	5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates	16°48′02″S70°33′25″W / 16.80056°S 70.55694°W Coordinates: 16°48′02″S70°33′25″W / 16.80056°S 70.55694°W
Geography
	Jach'a Sirka Peru
Location	Peru, Moquegua Region
Parent range	Andes

Last updated April 10, 2019

Jach'a Sirka (Aymara jach'a big, sirka vein of the body or a mine,^[2] "big vein", hispanicized spellings Jacha Circa, Jachacirca) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District. Jach'a Sirka lies northeast of Chiñi Lakha and southeast of Tixani.^[1]

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.

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, 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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Millu is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District. Millu lies south of the mountain Uma Jalsu.

Titini is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. Titini is situated south of the mountains Warintapani, Arichuwa, Puma and Misa Qalani which all lie on the border of the two regions.

Huañuma is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Torata District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Camilaca District. Huañuma lies south of Limani, Apacheta Limani and Tutupaca, west of the Tutupaca volcano, north of Chuquiananta and northeast of Pomani.

Apacheta Limani is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Torata District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Camilaca District. Apacheta Limani is situated south of the mountain Limani, northwest of the Tutupaca volcano, Chuquiananta and Huañuma, and northeast of Pomani. The Asana River originates near Apacheta Limani. It flows to the southwest.

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Qiwña Milluku is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District. It lies northeast of the mountain Jach'a K'uchu.

Qina Mich'ini is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District. Qina Mich'ini lies southwest of the mountain named Wilaquta and southeast of Phaq'u Tanka, Arichuwa and Qhini Jamach'ini.

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Chiñi Lakha is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District. Chiñi Lakha lies southwest of Jach'a Sirka and southeast of Tixani.

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Khunu Qullu is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, near Qina Mich'ini.

Qala Patxa is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District. Qala Patxa lies southeast of Willkani.

Jachatacasirca is a 4,870-metre-high (15,980 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, on the border of the districts of Susapaya and Ticaco. Jachatacasirca lies northeast of Yanacachi.

References

1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)
↑ 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)

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[escale-1] 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua 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)