Kuntur Quta

Kuntur Quta
Kuntur Quta

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,425 m (17,799 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°21′29″S 71°01′33″W / 14.35806°S 71.02583°W / -14.35806; -71.02583Coordinates: 14°21′29″S 71°01′33″W / 14.35806°S 71.02583°W / -14.35806; -71.02583
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province
Parent range Andes, La Raya

Kuntur Quta (Aymara kunturi condor, quta lake,[2][3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "condor lake", Hispanicized spelling Condorcota) is a 5,425-metre-high (17,799 ft) mountain in the La Raya mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Marangani District. Kuntur Quta lies near the La Raya pass, northwest of Qillqa and north of Qillqa Lake. It is situated at the Qillqa valley whose stream flows to the Willkanuta River.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nevado Condorcota". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Cusco Region) see: Cordorcota


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, May 05, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.