Q'illu Kunka

Q'illu Kunka
Q'illu Kunka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°45′20″S 70°44′37″W / 13.75556°S 70.74361°W / -13.75556; -70.74361Coordinates: 13°45′20″S 70°44′37″W / 13.75556°S 70.74361°W / -13.75556; -70.74361
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Q'illu Kunka (Quechua q'illu yellow, kunka throat, gullet,[2] "yellow throat" or "yellow gullet", hispanicized spelling Quello Cunca) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. Q'illu Kunka lies southwest of the mountains Sullulluni, Llusk'a Rit'i and Quri Pintay, southwest of the mountain Tuqllayuq and north of the mountain Kuntur Puñuna.[1]

References

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


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