Qachini

Qachini (Aymara qachi a corral where sheep is separated or cured,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, 'the one with a corral for sheep', also spelled Ccachine, Jachini) or Tara Paka (Aymara for "two-headed eagle", Quechua for Andean eagle,[3][4] Hispanicized spelling Tarapacá)[5] is a mountain in the north of the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Ananea District, northwest of La Rinconada. Qachini lies southwest of the mountain named Wilaquta, northeast of Qala K'umu and southeast of Qurwari.[1]

For the mountain Tara Paka in Chile, see Taapaca. For other uses, see Tarapacá.
Qachini
Tara Paka
Qachini
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates14°37′00″S 69°27′29″W 
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, Apolobamba

References
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Sandia Province (Puno Region)
  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. "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2015. see: Águila de dos cabezas
  4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. Bolivia 1:100,000, Pelechuco 3041, Map prepared and published by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA, in collaboration with the Instituto Geográfico Militar of Bolivia


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