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Pichaqani (Arequipa)

Coordinates: 14°46′51″S 72°29′23″W / 14.78083°S 72.48972°W / -14.78083; -72.48972
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Pichaqani
Pichaqani is located in Peru
Pichaqani
Pichaqani
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°46′51″S 72°29′23″W / 14.78083°S 72.48972°W / -14.78083; -72.48972
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Pichaqani (Aymara pichaqa, phichaqa, piqacha a big needle,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a big needle", Hispanicized spelling Pichacane) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Pichaqani lies southwest of Qullpa and northwest of Qullpa K'uchu and Minasniyuq.

References

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  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco 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) see: Piqacha, pichaqa and Phichaqa