Pichaqani (
Aymara ''pichaqa, phichaqa, piqacha'' a big needle,
[ see: ''Piqacha, pichaqa'' and ''Phichaqa''] ''-ni'' a
suffix
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to indicate ownership, "the one with a big needle", Hispanicized spelling ''Pichacane'') is a mountain in the
Wansu mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru, about high. 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,
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 ...
. Pichaqani lies southwest of
Qullpa and northwest of
Qullpa K'uchu
Qullpa K'uchu or Qullpak'uchu (Quechua ''qullpa'' salpeter, ''k'uchu'' corner "salpeter corner", Hispanicized spelling ''Cullpacucho'') is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Arequipa ...
and
Minasniyuq.
References
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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