Chunta mountain range
Chunta mountain range | |
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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]
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References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
- ↑ Evelio Echevarría, A Survey of Andean Ascents 1961-1970, p. 378
- ↑ John Biggar: The Andes. A Guide for Climbers, p. 108
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)