Chunkara (Puno)

This article is about the mountain in the Lampa Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Chunkara.
Chunkara
Chunkara is located in Peru
Chunkara
Chunkara
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°33′58″S 70°47′56″W / 15.56611°S 70.79889°W / -15.56611; -70.79889
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Lampa Province
Parent rangeAndes

Chunkara (Aymara for "pointed mountain",[2] Hispanicized spelling Chungara) is a mountain in the Sillapaka mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high . It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Paratia District, northeast of Sillapaka.[1]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 2 (Arequipa Region)
  2. ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe Castellano-Aymara 2002". Félix Laime Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.