Chupiquiña

Chupiquiña
Chupiquiña

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,805 m (19,045 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°39′56″S 69°47′58″W / 17.66556°S 69.79944°W / -17.66556; -69.79944Coordinates: 17°39′56″S 69°47′58″W / 17.66556°S 69.79944°W / -17.66556; -69.79944
Geography
Location Peru, Tacna Region
Parent range Andes, Barroso

Chupiquiña or Chupikiña[2] (Aymara) is a volcano on the border of Chile and Peru, about 5,805 metres (19,045 ft) high. On the Chilean side it is situated in the Arica y Parinacota Region, Parinacota Province, and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District.[3] Chupiquiña lies southeast of Achacollo and south of the Huancune volcano, near the Chilean volcano named Tacora.

Map of the area showing the location of Chupiquiña

References

  1. mincetur.gob.pe "Cordillera del Barroso"
  2. aymara.ucb.edu.bo/
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tacna Province (Tacna Region)


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