Coordinates: 14°49′36″S 72°13′42″W / 14.82667°S 72.22833°W / -14.82667; -72.22833

Chuqllu Chuqllu

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Chuqllu Chuqllu
Chhuxllu Chhuxllu
Chuqllu Chuqllu is located in Peru
Chuqllu Chuqllu
Chuqllu Chuqllu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°49′36″S 72°13′42″W / 14.82667°S 72.22833°W / -14.82667; -72.22833
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Chuqllu Chuqllu or Chhuxllu Chhuxllu (Quechua chuqllu corncob,[2] spelled chhuxllu in Aymara,[3] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a group of corncobs", Hispanicized spelling Chocllochocllo) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Orcopampa District.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (Arequipa Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ 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)