Kuntur Ikiña (Peru)

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Kuntur Ikiña
Kuntur Ikiña
Peru
Elevation 5,780 m (18,963 ft)
Translation Sleeping place of the condor (Quechua)
Location
Range Andes, Willkanuta
Coordinates 13°49′30″S 70°55′11″W / 13.82500°S 70.91972°W / -13.82500; -70.91972Coordinates: 13°49′30″S 70°55′11″W / 13.82500°S 70.91972°W / -13.82500; -70.91972

Kuntur Ikiña (Quechua kuntur condor,[1]Aymara kunturi condor,[2] Aymara ikiña to sleep, bed or blanket,[3] meaning "bed of the condor" or "sleeping place of the condor", hispanicized spellings Condorigueña, Condoriquiña) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru,[4] about 5,780 m (18,963 ft) high, situated in the Willkanuta mountain range south east of Cusco. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, east of the lake Sibinacocha.

References

  1. ↑ katari.org Quechua-Spanish dictionary: Kuntur (s.) - Cóndor. Ave mayor de la familia de los sarcoramifidos.
  2. ↑ Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary): Kunturi - Cóndor
  3. ↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Ikiña (v.) (s.) - Dormir. Frazada, cama, colcha.
  4. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area

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