Kunturwasa

Kunturwasa
Kunturwasa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,344 m (14,252 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°44′8″S 70°50′28″W / 14.73556°S 70.84111°W / -14.73556; -70.84111Coordinates: 14°44′8″S 70°50′28″W / 14.73556°S 70.84111°W / -14.73556; -70.84111
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Melgar Province
Parent range Andes

Kunturwasa (Quechua kuntur condor, wasa back,[2] "condor back", hispanicized spelling Condorhuasa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,344 metres (14,252 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Macari District, north of a plain called Pampa Tinaya, north-east of Macari.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  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 Melgar Province (Puno Region) (unnamed, 4,200 m)


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