| Choquechambi | |
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  ChoquechambiLocation within Peru
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft) |
| Coordinates | 14°38′18″S 69°19′39″W / 14.63833°S 69.32750°W / -14.63833; -69.32750 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru |
| Parent range | Andes, Apolobamba |
Choquechambi (possibly from Aymara chuqi gold, champi mushroom, Quechua chuqi precious metal, champi bronze, chuqichampi the name of a flower) is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Putina Province, on the border of the Ananea District and the Sina District. Choquechambi lies northwest of Riti Urmasca and southeast of Ritipata, Chapi and Yanauma.
Choquechambi is also the name of a river. It originates northwest of the mountain near Ritipata from where it flows to the northwest.
References
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)
- 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)
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- Egidia Corrales Lozano, El ritual de la cosecha de papa en la comunidad de Conde, Canas, Lima 2006, p. 17
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