Chunta mountain range

Chunta mountain range

The western extensions of the Chunta mountain range as seen from Sukullu (looking to the south)
Dimensions
Length 50 km (31 mi) N-S
Geography
Country Peru
State/Province Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes

The Chunta mountain range (Aymara chunta prolonged, lengthened, Quechua chunta a kind of palm,[1][2] hispanicized spelling Chonta) lies in the Huancavelica Region in the Andes of Peru. It extends between 12°37' and 13°07'S and 75°00' and 75°30'W for about 50 km.[3] It is located in the Castrovirreyna Province and in the Huancavelica Province.

Mountains

Some of the highest mountains in the range are listed below:[4][5][6]

  • Q'iru Pinqullu, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
  • Wachu Intiyuq, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
  • Wari, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
  • Wayra Q'asa, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
  • Winchu Q'asa, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
  • Yana Urqu, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
  • Yawar Q'asa, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
  • Awqa Urqu, 4,982 metres (16,345 ft)
  • Yana Pampa, 4,954 metres (16,253 ft)
  • Aqchi, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
  • Atuq Marka, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
  • Kuntur Wamani, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
  • Kuntur Wamani (Castr.), 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
  • Pinqullu, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
  • Phiruru Urqu, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
  • Puka Q'asa, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
  • Qalla Qalla, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
  • Taruja Marka, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
  • Yuraq Mach'ay, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
  • Wayta Urqu, 4,712 metres (15,459 ft)
  • Qarwa Urqu, 4,600 metres (15,092 ft)
  • Tuku Wasi, 4,600 metres (15,092 ft)
  • Pichqa Pukyu, 4,385 metres (14,386 ft)

References

  1. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary) see: Prolongado
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
  4. Evelio Echevarría, A Survey of Andean Ascents 1961-1970, p. 378
  5. John Biggar: The Andes. A Guide for Climbers, p. 108
  6. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)