Coordinates: 16°16′34″S 71°01′22″W / 16.27611°S 71.02278°W / -16.27611; -71.02278

Phichunchäni

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Phichunchäni
The Ubinas volcano and Phichunchäni northwest of it as seen from above (NASA, 2006)
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°16′34″S 71°01′22″W / 16.27611°S 71.02278°W / -16.27611; -71.02278
Geography
Phichunchäni is located in Peru
Phichunchäni
Phichunchäni
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes

Phichunchäni (Aymara phichunchä a brownish-grey bird[2] (ä stands for a long a), -ni a suffix, "the one with the phichunchä bird", also spelled Pichunchani) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District. Phichunchäni lies northwest of the Ubinas volcano.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Arequipa 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)