Chhijmuni (

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''chhijmu'' edible part of the

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plant, ''-ni'' a

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to indicate ownership, "the one with the ''chhijmu''", Hispanicized spelling ''Chicmune'') is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the

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. It is located in the

Arequipa Region Arequipa () is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least densely populated dep ...

, La Unión Province,

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. Chhijmuni lies south of Wayta Urqu.

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Mountains of the Department of Arequipa {{Arequipa-geo-stub