Chumpe (Junín)

Chumpe
Chumpe and the mining village of San Cristóbal
Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°44′00″S 76°02′30″W / 11.73333°S 76.04167°W / -11.73333; -76.04167Coordinates: 11°44′00″S 76°02′30″W / 11.73333°S 76.04167°W / -11.73333; -76.04167 
Geography
Chumpe
Peru
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes, Pariacaca

Chumpe (possibly from chumpi Jaqaru for corn with yellow seeds and Quechua for belt; or ch'umpi Jaqaru for red and Quechua for brown),[2][3] is a mountain in the north of the Pariacaca mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, in the districts of Huay-Huay and Yauli District. Chumpe lies east of Lake Pumacocha. The mining town of San Cristóbal is situated at its feet.

References

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Neli Belleza Castro, Vocabulario Jaqaru-Español Español-Jaqaru, Lima-Peru 1993
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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