Chhijmuni (
Aymara ''chhijmu'' edible part of the
clover plant,
[ ''-ni'' a ]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 ''chhijmu''", Hispanicized spelling ''Chicmune'') is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region
Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least ...
, La Unión Province, Puyca District
Puyca District is one of eleven Districts of Peru, districts of the province La Unión Province, Peru, La Unión in Peru.
Geography
The Wansu mountain range, Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district ...
. Chhijmuni lies south of Wayta Urqu
Wayta Urqu ( Quechua ''wayta'' crest; wild flower; the whistling of the wind, ''urqu'' mountain, Hispanicized spelling ''Huayta Orjo'') is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Arequipa ...
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References
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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