Achucallani

For the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru, see Achuqallani (Puno).
Achucallani
Achucallani

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°56′19″S 70°37′33″W / 16.93861°S 70.62583°W / -16.93861; -70.62583Coordinates: 16°56′19″S 70°37′33″W / 16.93861°S 70.62583°W / -16.93861; -70.62583
Geography
Location Peru, Moquegua Region
Parent range Andes

Achucallani or Achuqallani (Aymara achuqalla weasel,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a weasel (or weasels)", hispanicized spelling Achucallani) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Torata District. Achuqallani lies southwest of Uma Jalsu, Iruma and Suri Wayku.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua 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)


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