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Ch'aqra Punta

Coordinates: 13°03′42″S 75°01′59″W / 13.06167°S 75.03306°W / -13.06167; -75.03306
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Ch'aqra Punta
Ch'aqra Punta is located in Peru
Ch'aqra Punta
Ch'aqra Punta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°03′42″S 75°01′59″W / 13.06167°S 75.03306°W / -13.06167; -75.03306
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chunta

Ch'aqra Punta (Quechua ch'aqra ford, punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of,[2][3][4] also spelled Chajrapunta) or Chakra Punta (Quechua chakra field)[2] is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District, and in the Huancavelica Province, Huacocolpa District. Ch'aqra Punta lies southwest of K'allapayuq and northeast of Wayra Q'asa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ^ a b Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  4. ^ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash