Definitions for coropuna
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1. Coropunanoun

   a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,083 feet high)

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1. Coropuna

   Coropuna is a dormant compound volcano located in the Andes mountains of southeast-central Peru. The upper reaches of Coropuna consist of several perennially snowbound conical summits, lending it the name Nevado Coropuna in Spanish. The complex extends over an area of 240 square kilometres (93 sq mi) and its highest summit reaches an altitude of 6,377 metres (20,922 ft) above sea level. This makes the Coropuna complex the third-highest of Peru. Its thick ice cap is the most extensive in Earth's tropical zone, with several outlet glaciers stretching out to lower altitudes. Below an elevation of 5,000 metres (16,000 ft), there are various vegetation belts which include trees, peat bogs, grasses and also agricultural areas and pastures. The Coropuna complex consists of several stratovolcanos. These are composed chiefly of ignimbrites and lava flows on a basement formed by Middle Miocene ignimbrites and lava flows. The Coropuna complex has been active for at least five million years, with the bulk of the current cone having been formed during the Quaternary. Coropuna has had two or three Holocene eruptions 2,100 ± 200 and either 1,100 ± 100 or 700 ± 200 years ago which generated lava flows, plus an additional eruption which may have taken place some 6,000 years ago. Current activity occurs exclusively in the form of hot springs. Coropuna is located 150 kilometres (93 mi) northwest of the city of Arequipa. People have lived on the slopes of Coropuna for millennia. The mountain was regarded as sacred by the Inca, and several archaeological sites have been discovered there, including the Inca sites of Maucallacta and Acchaymarca. The mountain was considered one of the most important Inca religious sites in their realm; human sacrifices were performed on its slopes, Coropuna forms part of many local legends and the mountain is worshiped to the present day. The ice cap of Coropuna, which during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) had expanded to over 500 km2 (190 sq mi), has been in retreat since at least 1850. Estimates published in 2018 imply that the ice cap will persist until about 2120. The retreat of the Coropuna glaciers threatens the water supply of tens of thousands of people relying upon its watershed, and interaction between volcanic activity and glacial effects has generated mudflows that could be hazardous to surrounding populations. Because of this, the Peruvian geological agency, INGEMMET, monitors Coropuna and has published a hazard map for the volcano.

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1. coropuna

   Coropuna is a large, potentially active stratovolcano located in the southern part of Peru in the Andes mountain range. It is the highest peak in southern Peru and is part of a group of mountains called Coropuna massif. Also, Coropuna is considered sacred by the local indigenous communities.

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1. Coropuna

   Nevado Coropuna is the largest and highest volcano in Peru, attaining an elevation of 6,425 metres. It is located about 150 km northwest of Arequipa, the second largest city in Peru. This massive ice-covered stratovolcano complex has a summit plateau which extends over 12 x 20 km, with six separate summit cones rising above it. Three summits have over 300m of prominence, the true summit, 6425m, is at the northwest corner of the plateau. The southwest summit has an elevation of 6377m on the Peruvian IGM map but may be equal or greater in height depending on the depth of seasonal snow. A further summit with over 300m prominence is Coropuna Este 6307m. A permanent ice cap of about 130 square kilometres in area covers the summit region, extending down to roughly 5,300 metres on the north side and 4,800 metres on the south. Vertical relief on the south flank exceeds 4,000 metres over a distance of less than 15 km. The name Coropuna means "shrine on the plateau" in Quechua. Coropuna was one of the most sacred mountains in Peru, and in 1553 its temple was claimed to be the fifth most important shrine in the Inca Empire by the chronicler, Cieza de Leon. In 1982 Peruvian archaeologist José Antonio Chávez was able to briefly visit an Inca site called Achaymarca, which he felt was a likely candidate to be the temple of Coropuna. In 1989 Chávez and Johan Reinhard led an expedition to visit Achaymarca and surveyed the central ruins at 4,030 m, which was part of a complex of over 200 structures, including an Inca ceremonial platform. They also traced an Inca trail up to 5,500 m on the western slope of the mountain, where it disappeared beneath the glacier ice. Along this trail was an Inca site at 5,090 m that they named Ajocancha. In 1996 they organized another expedition which found wool and llama bones at 5,760 m, llama bones and shards at 5,947 m, and wood at 6,200 m, providing evidence of pre-Columbian ascents.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of coropuna in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of coropuna in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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