Khapia (possibly from in the Aymara spelling ''Qhapiy''a, or ''Qapiya'' in

Uru language The Uru language, more specifically known as Iru-Itu, and Uchumataqu, is an extinct language formerly spoken by the Uru people. In 2004, it had 2 remaining native speakers out of an ethnic group of 140 people in the La Paz Department, Bolivia n ...

, Hispanicized spellings ''Capía, Ccapia, Ccapía, Khapia, Khapía, K'apía'') is a mountain in

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

, possibly an extinct

volcano A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates ...

, situated at a height of about . It is located in 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, Cus ...

, Chucuito Province, in the districts Pomata and

Zepita Zepita is a town in the Chucuito Province south of Lake Titicaca in the Puno Region, Peru. {{coord, 16, 30, S, 69, 06, W, region:PE_type:city, display=title Populated places in the Puno Region ...

, and in the Yunguyo Province, in the districts Cuturapi, Copani and Yunguyo.mincetur.gob.pe
"Cerro "Apu" Khapia", retrieved on January 30, 2014cepes.org.pe
DECRETO SUPREMO Nº 008-2011-MINAM The mountain lies near

Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca (; es, Lago Titicaca ; qu, Titiqaqa Qucha) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. By volume of water and by surface area ...

at the road which connects Yunguyo and

Puno Puno ( Aymara and qu, Punu) is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca. It is the capital city of the Puno Region and the Puno Province with a population of approximately 140,839 (2015 estimate). The city was establ ...

, south of the hill Asiru Phat'jata. In 2011 Khapia with its prehispanic archaeological site was declared a National Cultural Heritage ''(Patrimonio Cultural)'' of Peru by resolution No. 589-2011-VMPCIC-MC of May 13, 2011, of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture and a "Landscape Reserve" (''Zona de Reserva Paisajística'' in Spanish) by Decrete Supreme No. 008-2011-MINAM.regionpuno.gob.pe
(archive) By the local people the mountain is venerated as an Apu.

Gallery

File:Lago Menor o Huiñamarca Perú Bolivia Satelital map 68.85829W 16.png, Satellite view of Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern sub-basin of

, and the mountain Khapia (on the left)

References

Mountains of Peru Archaeological sites in Peru Landscape reserves of Peru Reserved zones of Peru Mountains of Puno Region Archaeological sites in Puno Region {{Puno-geo-stub