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Chuqichampi

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Location
  
Peru

Elevation
  
5,000 m

Parent range
  
Andes, Apolobamba

Chuqichampi

Mountain range
  
Cordillera Apolobamba, Andes

Chuqichampi (Aymara chuqi gold, champi mushroom, Quechua chuqi precious metal, champi bronze, chuqichampi the name of a flower, also spelled Choquechambi) is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Putina Province, on the border of the Ananea District and the Sina District. Chuqichampi lies northwest of Rit'i Urmasqa and southeast of Rit'ipata, Chapi and Yana Uma.

Chuqichampi is also the name of a river. It originates northwest of the mountain near Rit'ipata from where it flows to the northwest.

References

Chuqichampi Wikipedia