Jatunchungara

Jatunchungara
Jatunchungara
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,287 m (17,346 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°22′40″S 71°35′39″W / 15.37778°S 71.59417°W / -15.37778; -71.59417Coordinates: 15°22′40″S 71°35′39″W / 15.37778°S 71.59417°W / -15.37778; -71.59417 
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Jatunchungara (possibly from Quechua hatun big, Aymara Chunkara "pointed mountain", Chungara the name of a neighboring mountain,[2][3] "big pointed mountain" or "big Chungara") is a 5,287-metre-high (17,346 ft) mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, on the border of the districts of Caylloma and Sibayo. It lies north of Chungara and Mesa Chungara. There is a small lake north of the mountain named Chungara.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Jatunchungara". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe Castellano-Aymara 2002". Félix Laime Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 2 (Arequipa Region)


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