Kuntur T'uqu

Kuntur T'uqu
Kuntur T'uqu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,550 m (18,210 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°50′57″S 71°08′07″W / 13.84917°S 71.13528°W / -13.84917; -71.13528Coordinates: 13°50′57″S 71°08′07″W / 13.84917°S 71.13528°W / -13.84917; -71.13528
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range

Kuntur T'uqu (Quechua kuntur condor, t'uqu a niche, hole or gap in the wall,[2] "condor niche", hispanicized spellings Cóndor Tuco, Condortuco) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,550 metres (18,209 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District.[3][4] Kuntur T'uqu lies between the Ch'illkamayu in the west and the lake named Siwinaqucha in the east, south of Hatunuma, Wayruru Punku and Q'umirqucha.

See also

References

  1. ↑ allthemountains.com Map of a part of the Willkanuta mountain range showing "Condortuco 5550"
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area showing "Nevado Cóndor Tuco 17703"
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)
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