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Ch'alluma

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Parent range
  
Andes

Mountain range
  
Andes

Elevation
  
5,187 m

Ch'alluma

Location
  
Peru, Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Tacna Region, Candarave Province

Ch'alluma (Aymara ch'alla sand, uma water, "sand water", also spelled Challuma) is a 5,187-metre-high (17,018 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru near a lake of the same name. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. It lies northeast of the mountain Churi Laq'a.

Map of Ch'alluma, Peru

Ch'alluma is also the name of the valley on the south side of the mountain. Its intermittent stream flows to a small lake named Ch'alluma which lies in the Candarave District at 16°49′27″S 70°19′44″W.

References

Ch'alluma Wikipedia


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