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Chawpi Punta

Coordinates: 10°06′56″S 77°01′27″W / 10.11556°S 77.02417°W / -10.11556; -77.02417
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Chawpi Punta
Chawpi Punta is located in Peru
Chawpi Punta
Chawpi Punta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°06′56″S 77°01′27″W / 10.11556°S 77.02417°W / -10.11556; -77.02417
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes

Chawpi Punta (Quechua chawpi center, middle, punta peak; ridge,[2][3] "central peak (or ridge)", also spelled Chaupipunta) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huasta District. Chawpi Punta lies at the Pampa Wayi valley, southwest of Puka Qaqa (Quechua for "red rock").[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash 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