Chuqi Pirwa | |
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The Colca River and Chuqi Pirwa north of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,400 m (17,700 ft) |
Coordinates | 15°25′23″S 72°10′5″W / 15.42306°S 72.16806°WCoordinates: 15°25′23″S 72°10′5″W / 15.42306°S 72.16806°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province |
Parent range | Andes, Chila |
Chuqi Pirwa (Aymara chuqi gold, pirwa, piwra granary,Quechua chuqi, metal, every kind of precious metal; gold (<Aymara), pirwa deposit, "gold granary" or "metal deposit", hispanicized spelling Choquepirhua) is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It lies in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts of Chachas and Choco. Chuqi Pirwa is situated south of Chila.