Kuntur Sinqa (Ancash)

This article is about the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Kuntursinqa.
Kuntur Sinqa
Kuntur Sinqa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,630 m (15,190 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°48′53″S 77°18′55″W / 9.81472°S 77.31528°W / -9.81472; -77.31528Coordinates: 9°48′53″S 77°18′55″W / 9.81472°S 77.31528°W / -9.81472; -77.31528
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Kuntur Sinqa or Kuntursinqa (Quechua kuntur condor, sinqa nose,[2] "condor nose", also spelled Condorsencca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,630 m (15,190 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District.[1][3] Kuntur Sinqa lies west of Mururahu at a lake named Qishqiqucha.

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Condorsencca". IGN, Peru. Retrieved April 23, 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 Recuay Province (Ancash Region)


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