Chawpi Punta

Chawpi Punta
Chawpi Punta

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°06′56″S 77°01′27″W / 10.11556°S 77.02417°W / -10.11556; -77.02417Coordinates: 10°06′56″S 77°01′27″W / 10.11556°S 77.02417°W / -10.11556; -77.02417
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes

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

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
  2. 1 2 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
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