Chichicapac (possibly from
Quechua ''ch'ichi''
shoot; dirt, dirty, ''chichi'' naked;
udder full of milk; gold powder, ''qhapaq'' the mighty one, Hispanicized spellings ''Chichicapac, Chichiccapac, Chichicápac, Chichijapac, Chichi Cápac'') is a mountain in the
Andes of
Peru. It is one of the highest peaks of the
Carabaya mountain range rising up to . Chichicapac is located in the
Puno Region,
Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts of
Ayapata and
Macusani. It lies southeast of the higher mountains
Huaynaccapac and
Allincapac
Allincapac, Allin Ccapac or Allin Japac (possibly from Quechua: ''allin'' good, ''qhapaq'' the mighty one)Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: ''qhapaq'' - ''s. Hist. ...
[Michael Cocker, Frost, Dust and Tear Gas, Exploratory Mountaineering in the Peruvian Cordillera Carabaya, in: Alpine Journal 2008, p. 53-69] and northeast of the lake
Chaupicocha.
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Puno Region
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