Kimsa Chata (
Aymara and
Quechua ''kimsa'' three,
Pukina ''chata'' mountain,
[Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Lengua Pukina en Jesús de Machaca] "three mountains", Hispanicized spelling ''Quimsachata'') is a group of three mountains in the
Wansu mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru. Its central peak reaches above sea level. It is situated 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,
Huaynacotas District
Huaynacotas District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.
Geography
The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the dist ...
. Kimsa Chata lies at the Yana Wanaku valley ("black
guanaco", ''Yanahuanaco'') southeast of Hatun Pata.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)]
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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