Kuntur Sayana (Arequipa)

For the mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru, see Kuntur Sayana (Puno).
Kuntur Sayana
Kuntur Sayana

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°15′5″S 72°43′36″W / 15.25139°S 72.72667°W / -15.25139; -72.72667Coordinates: 15°15′5″S 72°43′36″W / 15.25139°S 72.72667°W / -15.25139; -72.72667
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, La Unión Province
Parent range Andes

Kuntur Sayana (Quechua kuntur condor, sayana stop, whereabouts, a place where you stop frequently,[2] "condor stop", hispanicized spelling Condor Sayana) is a mountain in the Arequipa Region in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the La Unión Province, Tomepampa District, and in the Condesuyos Province, Salamanca District, west of the mountains Phirura (Firura) and Sunqu Urqu and east of the mountain Saraqutu.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Condesuyos Province (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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