Chupiquiña

Chupiquiña
Chupiquiña
Location of Chupiquiña in Arica y Parinacota
Highest point
Elevation5,805 m (19,045 ft)
Coordinates17°39′56″S 69°47′58″W / 17.66556°S 69.79944°W / -17.66556; -69.79944
Geography
LocationChile, Arica y Parinacota Region
Peru, Tacna Region
Parent rangeAndes, Barroso

Chupiquiña (possibly from Aymara Chupikiña) is a volcano on the border of Chile and Peru, 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. Chupiquiña lies southeast of Achacollo and south of the Huancune volcano, near the Chilean volcano named Tacora.