Kuntur Wamani (Castrovirreyna)

For the mountain on the border of the Castrovirreyna Province and the Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica Region, Peru, see Kuntur Wamani.
Kuntur Wamani
Kuntur Wamani

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°59′10″S 75°02′34″W / 12.98611°S 75.04278°W / -12.98611; -75.04278Coordinates: 12°59′10″S 75°02′34″W / 12.98611°S 75.04278°W / -12.98611; -75.04278
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province
Parent range Andes, Chunta

Kuntur Wamani (Quechua kuntur condor, wamani sternum; xiphoid process; god of the Ch'anka mythology; provinces of the Inca Empire,[2][3] hispanicized spellings Condor Huamani, Condor Huamaní) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District. Kuntur Wamani lies southwest of Qarwarasu.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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