Chuquiananta (possibly from

Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...

''chuqi'' gold,

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...

''chuqi'' metal, gold ( is a mountain in the

Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...

of southern

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

, about high. It is situated in the

Moquegua Region Moquegua () is a department and Regional Government of Moquegua, region in southern Peru that extends from the coast to the highlands. Its capital is the city of Moquegua, which is among the main Peruvian cities for its high rates of GDP and nat ...

, Mariscal Nieto Province, Torata District, and in the

Tacna Region Tacna (; Aymara language, Aymara and Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Taqna'') is the southernmost Regions of Peru, department and Regional Government of Tacna, region in Peru. The Chilean Army occupied the present-day Tacna Department during the W ...

, Candarave Province, Camilaca District. Chuquiananta lies south-west of

Tutupaca Tutupaca is a volcano in the region of Tacna in Peru. It is part of the Peruvian segment of the Central Volcanic Zone, one of several volcanic belts in the Andes. Tutupaca consists of three overlapping volcanoes formed by lava flows and lava do ...

volcano, south-east of

Pomani Pomani (possibly from Aymara ''puma'' cougar, puma, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a puma") is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Torata ...

References

Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Moquegua Mountains of the Department of Tacna {{Moquegua-geo-stub