Choquechambi (possibly from Aymara ''chuqi'' gold, ''champi'' mushroom, Quechua ''chuqi'' precious metal, ''champi''

bronze Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such ...

, ''chuqichampi'' the name of a flower)Egidia Corrales Lozano, El ritual de la cosecha de papa en la comunidad de Conde, Canas, Lima 2006, p. 17 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

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, about high. It is 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, on the border of the

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 ...

and the

Sina District Sina District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in the Puno Region of Peru. Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. The highest peaks of the district is Chawpi Urqu at above sea level which i ...

. Choquechambi lies northwest of

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 ...

and southeast of

Ritipata Ritipata (possibly from Quechua) is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Ananea District, as well as in the Sandia Province, Quiaca District. Ritipata is situated ...

, Chapi and Yanauma. Choquechambi is also the name of a river. It originates northwest of the mountain near Ritipata from where it flows to the northwest.

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