Ch'unch'uni (

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''ch'unch'u'' head, ''-ni'' a

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to indicate ownership, "the one with a head", ''ch'unch'uni'' murderer; full, Hispanicized spelling ''Chunchune'') is a mountain in the

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of southern

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, about high. It is situated in the

Moquegua Region Moquegua () is a department and Regional Government of Moquegua, region in southern Peru that extends from the coast to the highlands. Its capital is the city of Moquegua, which is among the main Peruvian cities for its high rates of GDP and nat ...

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Ichuña District Ichuña District is one of eleven Districts of Peru, districts of the General Sánchez Cerro Province in Peru. Geography Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly Indigen ...

, northeast of Jukumarini Lake. Jaqhi Jaqhini lies west of the mountain Wallqani and north of Jaqhi Jaqhini.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Moquegua Region)

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Mountains of the Department of Moquegua Five-thousanders of the Andes {{Moquegua-geo-stub