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South America / Peru / Chuqitakarpu
Record SL-837178 · Wikidata Q13189412

Chuqitakarpu

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Elevation
5,512 m
18,084 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
13.2507° S, 72.8596° W
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Description

Wikipedia

Choquetacarpo (possibly from Quechua chuqi metal, every kind of precious metal / gold (<Aymara), takarpu nail / stake, "metal nail" or "metal stake") is a 5,520 metres (18,110 ft) high mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, in the districts Santa Teresa and Vilcabamba. Choquetacarpo lies northwest of the Pumasillo peak. The little river Moyoc (Muyuq) originates east of the mountain. It flows to the south as an affluent of the Yanama River.

First ascent

Date
1959
Source · wikipedia

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Puka Puka 5,450 m W 254° 0.2 km
Paccha 5,210 m S 181° 2.5 km
Saksarayuq 5,918 m E 85° 4.2 km
Pumasillo 5,991 m E 88° 4.4 km
Kaiko 5,265 m N 16° 4.4 km