Machu Kunturi

Machu Kunturi
Pampachuku
Machu Kunturi

Location within Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°18′51″S 70°47′29″W / 15.31417°S 70.79139°W / -15.31417; -70.79139Coordinates: 15°18′51″S 70°47′29″W / 15.31417°S 70.79139°W / -15.31417; -70.79139
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes

Machu Kunturi (Quechua machu old, old person, Aymara kunturi condor,[2][3] "old condor", hispanicized spelling Macho Condori) or Pampachuku (Pampachuco)[4] is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Ocuviri District. Machu Kunturiri lies between the mountain Pichaqani in the west and Qillqa in the east.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Ocuviri 2740, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD


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