Chinchón (mountain)

Chinchón
Chinchón
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°19′49″S 72°12′31″W / 15.33028°S 72.20861°W / -15.33028; -72.20861Coordinates: 15°19′49″S 72°12′31″W / 15.33028°S 72.20861°W / -15.33028; -72.20861 
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent range Andes, Chila

Chinchón (possibly from Quechua chinchu a plant of the Tagetes family, -n a suffix)[2][3] is a mountain in the western part of the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It lies in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Chinchón is situated southwest of Huayta and southeast of Aceruta.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ Menandra Mosquera, Quechua de Huarás, en Español e Inglés: Glosario
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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