Churi Wiqu (

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 ...

''churi'' dull yellow, ''wiqu'' a corner in a house, a mountain cove, "dull yellow mountain cove", Hispanicized spelling ''Chorehueco'') 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

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, about high. It is situated on the border of 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 ...

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Ichuña District Ichuña District is one of eleven Districts of Peru, districts of the General Sánchez Cerro Province in Peru. Geography Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly Indigen ...

, and the

Puno Region Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusc ...

, Puno Province,

Pichacani District Pichacani (hispanicized spelling) or Pichaqani (Aymara ''pichaqa'' a big needle, ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with a big needle") is one of the fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region in Peru. Geography Some of the highest moun ...

. It lies southeast of the mountains Tankani and

Chuqipata Chuqipata (Aymara ''chuqi'' gold, ''pata'' step, "gold step", Hispanicized spelling ''Choquepata'') is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about high. It is situated on the border of the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ic ...

. Churi Wiqu is also the name of a river which originates near the mountain. It flows to the east.

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