Chuqi Chukchu (Quechua chuqi metal, gold (<Aymara), every kind of precious metal, chukchu malaria,[2][3] "gold malaria", Hispanicized spelling Chuquichuccho) is a 5,154-metre-high (16,909 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District. Chuqi Chukchu lies near the Antikuna mountain pass, northwest of Wayrakancha and northeast of Quñuq P'ukru. The mining village of Q'asa P'allqa (Casapalca) lies at its feet.[1][4]

Chuqi Chukchu
The mining village of Q'asa P'allqa (Casapalca) with the eastern slope of Qanchis Kancha (on the right), the western slope of Chuqi Chukchu (on the left) and Quñuq P'ukru (in the background on the left) as seen from Jirish Mach'ay, looking to the south.
Highest point
Elevation5,154 m (16,909 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°39′21″S 76°12′55″W / 11.65583°S 76.21528°W / -11.65583; -76.21528
Geography
Chuqi Chukchu is located in Peru
Chuqi Chukchu
Chuqi Chukchu
Peru
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central
View from the summit of Yuraqqucha, looking to the southeast. Chuqi Chukchu is visible on the right

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cerro Chuquichuccho". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005. (5-vowel-system)
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)