Kuntur Ikiña (Cusco)

This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Kuntur Ikiña.
Kuntur Ikiña
Kuntur Ikiña

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,780 m (18,960 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°49′31″S 70°54′55″W / 13.82528°S 70.91528°W / -13.82528; -70.91528Coordinates: 13°49′31″S 70°54′55″W / 13.82528°S 70.91528°W / -13.82528; -70.91528
Naming
Translation Sleeping place of the condor (Aymara)
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Kuntur Ikiña (Aymara kunturi condor,[2] ikiña to sleep, bed or blanket,[3] meaning "bed of the condor" or "sleeping place of the condor", hispanicized spellings Condorigueña, Condoriquiña) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,780 m (18,963 ft) high, situated in the Willkanuta mountain range south east of Cusco. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. It lies east of the lake Siwinaqucha.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area
  2. ↑ Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)


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