Qhupu Kunka

Qhupu Kunka
Qhupu Kunka

Location within Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,295[1] m (17,372 ft)
Coordinates 14°09′56″S 70°54′28″W / 14.16556°S 70.90778°W / -14.16556; -70.90778Coordinates: 14°09′56″S 70°54′28″W / 14.16556°S 70.90778°W / -14.16556; -70.90778
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Qhupu Kunka (Quechua qhupu hump, kunka throat, gullet,[2] "hump throat", hispanicized spelling Jupucunca) is a 5,295 metres (17,372 ft) high mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, on the border of the districts of San Pablo and Sicuani.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Jupucunca". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  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)


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