Wayta Kuntur Sinqa

Wayta Kuntur Sinqa

The Colca River and Wayta Kuntur Sinqa northwest of it (upper left edge of this image) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation 5,345 m (17,536 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°22′13″S 72°11′38″W / 15.37028°S 72.19389°W / -15.37028; -72.19389Coordinates: 15°22′13″S 72°11′38″W / 15.37028°S 72.19389°W / -15.37028; -72.19389
Geography
Wayta Kuntur Sinqa

Peru

Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Wayta Kuntur Sinqa (Quechua wayta crest; wild flower; the whistling of the wind, kuntur condor, sinqa nose,[2] hispanicized spelling Yuaytacondorsenja) is a 5,345 m (17,536 ft) high mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Wayta Kuntur Sinqa lies northwest of Chila and Chila Pilluni. It is situated at the end of a valley named P'unqu Wayq'u ( (p'unqu pond, dam, wayq'u valley or stream,[2] also spelled Puncuhuaico). Its stream flows to Chachas Lake.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Yaytacondorsenja". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  2. 1 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 Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, March 07, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.