Quri Kunka

Quri Kunka
Quri Kunka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°28′34″S 70°12′40″W / 14.47611°S 70.21111°W / -14.47611; -70.21111Coordinates: 14°28′34″S 70°12′40″W / 14.47611°S 70.21111°W / -14.47611; -70.21111
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Azángaro Province
Parent range Andes

Quri Kunka (Quechua quri gold, kunka throat, gullet,[2] "gold throat" or "gold gullet", hispanicized spelling Joricunca) is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Azángaro Province, San Antón District. Quri Kunka lies southwest of the mountain Ichhu Muruq'u and northwest of Yuraq Apachita.[1]

References

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


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