Chupiquiña | |
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Location of Chupiquiña in
Arica y Parinacota | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,805 m (19,045 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 17°39′56″S 69°47′58″W / 17.66556°S 69.79944°W |
Geography | |
Location |
Chile,
Arica y Parinacota Region Peru, Tacna Region |
Parent range | Andes, Barroso |
Chupiquiña (possibly from Aymara Chupikiña [2]) is a volcano on the border of Chile and Peru, [3] about 5,805 metres (19,045 ft) high. On the Chilean side it is situated in the Arica y Parinacota Region, Parinacota Province, and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District. [4] Chupiquiña lies southeast of Achacollo and south of the Huancune volcano, near the Chilean volcano named Tacora.