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South America / Peru / Chuqi Chukchu
Record SL-863780 · Wikidata Q20085374

Chuqi Chukchu

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Elevation
5,154 m
16,909 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
11.6558° S, 76.2153° W
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Description

Wikipedia

Chuqi Chukchu (Quechua chuqi metal, gold (<Aymara), every kind of precious metal, chukchu malaria, "gold malaria", Hispanicized spelling Chuquichuccho) is a 5,154-metre-high (16,909 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District. Chuqi Chukchu lies near the Antikuna mountain pass, northwest of Wayrakancha and northeast of Quñuq P'ukru. The mining village of Q'asa P'allqa (Casapalca) lies at its feet.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Paraqti 5,000 m E 80° 1.9 km
Putka (Lima) 5,100 m S 177° 3.4 km
Chinchirusa 5,000 m NE 48° 3.5 km
Quñuqp'ukru 5,000 m SW 211° 4.1 km
Wayrakancha 5,300 m SE 152° 4.3 km
Qanchis Kancha 5,000 m NW 308° 4.3 km