Kuntur Wayin (Recuay)
This article is about the mountain in the Recuay Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Kuntur Wayi.
| Kuntur Wayin | |
|---|---|
  Kuntur Wayin Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,200 m (13,800 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 09°59′52″S 77°21′58″W / 9.99778°S 77.36611°WCoordinates: 09°59′52″S 77°21′58″W / 9.99778°S 77.36611°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Negra |
Kuntur Wayin (Quechua kuntur condor, Ancash Quechua wayi house, "condor house",[2][3] -n a suffix, also spelled Condorhuain) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It lies in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Kuntur Wayin (also spelled Condor Huain) is also the name of an intermittent stream which originates west of the mountain. It is a left affluent of the Santa River.[1]
References
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Vocabulario Comparativo Quechua Ecuatoriano - Quechua Ancashino, Castellano - English, Brighton. October 2006. (Spanish)
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