Chhijmuni

Chhijmuni
Chhijmuni

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,080 m (16,670 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°51′42″S 72°38′16″W / 14.86167°S 72.63778°W / -14.86167; -72.63778Coordinates: 14°51′42″S 72°38′16″W / 14.86167°S 72.63778°W / -14.86167; -72.63778
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Chhijmuni (Aymara chhijmu edible part of the clover plant,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the chhijmu", Hispanicized spelling Chicmune) is a 5,080-metre-high (16,667 ft) mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Chhijmuni lies south of Wayta Urqu.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Chicmune". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  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)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)


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