Chaka Apachita

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Chaka Apachita (Aymara chaka bridge, apachita the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the Andes; name in the Andes for a stone cairn, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high mountains,[2][3] Hispanicized spellings Chaca Apacheta, Chacapacheta)[1][4] is a 5,136-metre-high (16,850 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District. It lies northwest of Qiwña Milluku and southeast of Qina Qinani.[4]

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Chaka Apachita
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,136 m (16,850 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°39′32″S 70°01′55″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region
Parent rangeAndes
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