Aqu Suntu (Chullumpi)

For the higher mountain in the central part of the Huaynacotas District, La Unión Province, Arequipa Region, Peru, see Aqu Suntu.
Aqu Suntu
Aqu Suntu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,081 m (16,670 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°42′39″S 72°39′07″W / 14.71083°S 72.65194°W / -14.71083; -72.65194Coordinates: 14°42′39″S 72°39′07″W / 14.71083°S 72.65194°W / -14.71083; -72.65194
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Aqu Suntu (Quechua aqu sand, suntu heap, pile,[2] "sand heap", Hispanicized spelling Ajosunto) is a 5,081-metre-high (16,670 ft) mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, in the northern part of the Huaynacotas District. Aqu Suntu lies south of Chullumpi, southwest of Allqa Walusa and west of Q'illu Urqu.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chulca (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)


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