Paqu Paquni

Paqu Paquni (Aymara paqu paqu sorrel colored, paqu a kind of edible herb,[2] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the sorrel colored one" or "the one with a complex of the paqu herb", Hispanicized spelling Pacopacone) is a 5,031-metre-high (16,506 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Chojata District, east of Jukumarini Lake.[1][3]

Paqu Paquni
Paqu Paquni
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,031 m (16,506 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°22′55″S 70°31′32″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province
Parent rangeAndes

References

  1. "Cerro Pacopacone". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Moquegua Region)


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