Chhullunkunayuq

Chhullunkunayuq

Chhullunkunayuq (center-right, in the background) and Puka Urqu (on the right) as seen from Qiwñaqucha
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates 13°11′22″S 71°55′35″W / 13.18944°S 71.92639°W / -13.18944; -71.92639Coordinates: 13°11′22″S 71°55′35″W / 13.18944°S 71.92639°W / -13.18944; -71.92639
Geography
Chhullunkunayuq

Peru

Location Peru, Cusco Region, Calca Province
Parent range Andes

Chhullunkunayuq (Quechua chhullunku, chhullunka, icicle / ice, -na, -yuq suffixes,[2] hispanicized spelling Chulluncunayoc) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It lies in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, east of the Urupampa mountain range. Chhullunkunayuq is situated northeast of Q'irayuq and Pachakutiq and southwest of Yanaqaqa (Quechua for "black rock", hispanicized Yanacaca).[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Mapa de peligros de la ciudad de Calca, Informe final, Proyecto INDECI – PNUD PER / 02/ 051, Ciudades sostenibles (see map of Calca, unnamed)
  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 Calca Province (Cusco Region)


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