Chocñacota (possibly from
Aymara ''ch'uxña'' green, ''quta'' lake
"green lake") is a mountain in the
Apolobamba
Apolobamba ''(Cordillera (de) Apolobamba)'' is a mountain range in the South American Andes.
Geographical Location
It is located in the eastern borderland of Peru and Bolivia. On the Bolivian side it is situated in the La Paz Department, Bolivia ...
mountain range in
Peru
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and the name of a lake near the mountain. The mountain and the lake are situated in the
Puno Region
Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusco ...
,
Putina Province,
Ananea District
Ananea District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in Peru.
Geography
The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest peaks of the district is Palumani at above sea level. Other mountains ...
, near the
Bolivia
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n border.
[ They lie southwest and northwest of the mountains Ichocollo and ]Palomani
Palomani (possibly from Aymara, ''urpi, paluma'' dove, "the one with a dove (or doves)") is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It reaches a height of about . On the Bolivian side it is located in the ...
.
The lake lies northwest of the mountain at .
Chocñacota is also the name of an intermittent stream which originates near the lake. It flows to the west.[
]
See also
* Chapi
* Ritipata
* Riti Urmasca
Riti Urmasca or Ritiurcamasca (possibly from Quechua ''rit'i'' snow, ''urmasqa'' fallen down, "snow fallen down") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high.escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region) It is situated i ...
* Salluyu
Salluyu (Aymara, ''salla'' rocks, cliffs, ''uyu'' corral, "rock corral", also spelled ''Salluyo'') is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range at the border of Bolivia and Peru, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Franz Tama ...
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Puno Region
Lakes of Peru
Lakes of Puno Region
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