Kuntur Sinqa (Quispicanchi)

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

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°33′12″S 71°16′38″W / 13.55333°S 71.27722°W / -13.55333; -71.27722Coordinates: 13°33′12″S 71°16′38″W / 13.55333°S 71.27722°W / -13.55333; -71.27722
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Kuntur Sinqa (Quechua kuntur condor, sinqa nose,[2] "condor nose", hispanicized spelling Condorsenja) is mountain in the northern extensions of the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, on the border of the districts of Ccarhuayo and Ocongate. The mountain lies southwest of Qullqip'unqu and Sinaqara where the annual Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place. Yuraq Qaqa and Qaqa Chaka are situated southeast of Kuntur Sinqa.[1]

References

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


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