Kuntur T'uqu

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kuntur T'uqu
Kuntur T'uqu
Peru
Elevation 5,550 m (18,209 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range
Coordinates 13°50′57″S 71°08′07″W / 13.84917°S 71.13528°W / -13.84917; -71.13528Coordinates: 13°50′57″S 71°08′07″W / 13.84917°S 71.13528°W / -13.84917; -71.13528

Kuntur T'uqu (Quechua kuntur condor,[2] t'uqu a niche, hole or gap in the wall,[3] "condor niche", hispanicized spellings Cóndor Tuco, Condortuco) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,550 metres (18,209 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District.[4][5] Kuntur T'uqu lies between the river Ch'illkamayu in the west and the lake Siwinaqucha in the east, south of the mountains Hatunuma, Wayruru Punku and Q'umirqucha.

See also

References

  1. ↑ allthemountains.com Map of aa part of the Willkanuta mountain range showing "Condortuco 5550"
  2. ↑ katari.org Quechua-Spanish dictionary: Kuntur (s.) - Cóndor. Ave mayor de la familia de los sarcoramifidos.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): t'uqu, mach'ay - s. Hornacina. Hueco a modo de nicho en la pared.
  4. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area showing "Nevado Cóndor Tuco 17703"
  5. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.