Kuntur Wachanan (Lima)

This article is about the mountain in the Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Kuntur Wachana.
Kuntur Wachanan
Kuntur Wachanan

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°05′33″S 75°47′21″W / 12.09250°S 75.78917°W / -12.09250; -75.78917Coordinates: 12°05′33″S 75°47′21″W / 12.09250°S 75.78917°W / -12.09250; -75.78917
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Kuntur Wachanan (Quechua kuntur condor, wacha birth, to give birth, -na a suffix,[2] 'where the condor is born', -n a suffix, also spelled Cóndorhuachanan) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Huancaya District.[1]

References

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


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