Khapia (possibly from in the

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 ...

spelling ''Qhapiy''a, or ''Qapiya'' in

Uru language The Uru language, more specifically known as Iru-Itu, and Uchumataqu, is an extinct language formerly spoken by the Uru people. In 2004, it had 2 remaining native speakers out of an ethnic group of 140 people in the La Paz Department, Bolivia ne ...

, Hispanicized spellings ''Capía, Ccapia, Ccapía, Khapia, Khapía, K'apía'') is a mountain in

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

, possibly an extinct

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, situated at a height of about . It is located 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 ...

Chucuito Province Chucuito Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Juli. History Chucuito is cited by '' Comentarios Reales de los Incas''. On the 1st chapter of the 3th book of Comentarios reales de los incas, ...

, in the districts

Pomata Pomata District is one of seven Districts of Peru, districts of the Chucuito Province in Puno Region, Peru. Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Qhapiya at . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the ...

and Zepita, and in the

Yunguyo Province Yunguyo Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Yunguyo. Political division The province measures and is divided into seven districts: Ethnic groups The people in the province are main ...

, in the districts Cuturapi, Copani and Yunguyo.mincetur.gob.pe
"Cerro "Apu" Khapia", retrieved on January 30, 2014cepes.org.pe
DECRETO SUPREMO Nº 008-2011-MINAM The mountain lies near

Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca (; es, Lago Titicaca ; qu, Titiqaqa Qucha) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. By volume of water and by surface area, i ...

at the road which connects Yunguyo and

Puno Puno (Aymara and qu, Punu) is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca. It is the capital city of the Puno Region and the Puno Province with a population of approximately 140,839 (2015 estimate). The city was establish ...

, south of the hill Asiru Phat'jata. In 2011 Khapia with its prehispanic archaeological site was declared a National Cultural Heritage ''(Patrimonio Cultural)'' of Peru by resolution No. 589-2011-VMPCIC-MC of May 13, 2011, of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture and a "Landscape Reserve" (''Zona de Reserva Paisajística'' in Spanish) by Decrete Supreme No. 008-2011-MINAM.regionpuno.gob.pe
(archive) By the local people the mountain is venerated as an Apu.

Gallery

File:Lago Menor o Huiñamarca Perú Bolivia Satelital map 68.85829W 16.png, Satellite view of

Wiñaymarka Lake __NOTOC__ Wiñaymarka Lake (also: ''Huiñaymarca'') is the southern branch of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol ...

, the southern sub-basin of

, and the mountain Khapia (on the left)

References

Mountains of Peru Archaeological sites in Peru Landscape reserves of Peru Reserved zones of Peru Mountains of Puno Region Archaeological sites in Puno Region {{Puno-geo-stub