Chungara (possibly from
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 ...
for "pointed mountain")
is a mountain in the
Chila 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
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, about high . 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 ...
,
Caylloma Province
Caylloma Province is the largest of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru.
Geography
The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Mismi. Other mountains are listed below:
Politic ...
, on the border of the districts of
Caylloma and
Tuti. It lies south of
Jatunchungara
Jatunchungara (possibly from Quechua ''hatun'' big, Aymara ''Chunkara'' "pointed mountain", ''Chungara'' the name of a neighboring mountain, "big pointed mountain" or "big Chungara") is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Per ...
("big pointed mountain" or "big Chungara") and Mesa Chungara and northeast of Ticlla.
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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