Kimsa Chata (Arequipa)

Kimsa Chata (Aymara and Quechua kimsa three,[2][3] Pukina chata mountain,[4] "three mountains", Hispanicized spelling Quimsachata) is a group of three mountains in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. Its central peak reaches 5,091 metres (16,703 ft) above sea level. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Huaynacotas District. Kimsa Chata lies at the Yana Wanaku valley ("black guanaco", Yanahuanaco) southeast of Hatun Pata.[1][5]

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Apurímac Region and the Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Kimsa Chata.
Kimsa Chata
Kimsa Chata
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,091 m (16,703 ft) [1]
Coordinates14°42′15″S 72°46′08″W 
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

References
  1. "Cerro Quimsachata". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 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. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Lengua Pukina en Jesús de Machaca
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)


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