Chachacumani (possibly from
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
''chachakuma'' a medical plant,
''-ni'' an
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...
to indicate ownership, "the one with the ''chachakuma'' plant) is a mountain in the
Vilcanota mountain range in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
, about high. It is located in the
Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ...
,
Quispicanchi Province
Quispicanchi Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Geography
The Quispicanchi Province is bounded to the north by the Paucartambo Province and the Madre de Dios Region, to the east by the Pu ...
,
Marcapata District
The Marcapata District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created on January 20, 1869, its capital is Marcapata.
Geography
The Willkanuta mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of th ...
. It lies northeast of
Ananta. The Pucamayu (possibly from
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
for "red river") which downstream is named Sayapata flows along its western slope.
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References
Mountains of Cusco Region
Mountains of Peru
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