Kuntur Wachanan

Mountain in Peru
Kuntur Wachanan is located in Peru
Kuntur Wachanan
Kuntur Wachanan
Peru
Highest pointElevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]Coordinates10°19′31″S 76°46′53″W / 10.32528°S 76.78139°W / -10.32528; -76.78139GeographyLocationPeru, Huánuco RegionParent rangeAndes

Kuntur Wachanan (Quechua kuntur condor, wacha birth, to give birth, -na a suffix,[2][3] 'where the condor is born', -n a suffix, also spelled Condorhuachanan) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It lies between the Waywash mountain range in the west and the lake named Lawriqucha in the east. Kuntur Wachanan is situated in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, in the districts of Cauri and Jesús.[1] The Waywash River (Huayhuash) flows along its northern slopes. It belongs to the Marañón watershed.

See also

  • Yana Hirka

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lauricocha Province (Huánuco Region)
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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