Kuntur Ikiña (Cusco)

Kuntur Ikiña
Kuntur Ikiña

Peru

Elevation 5,780 m (18,960 ft)[1]
Translation Sleeping place of the condor (Aymara)
Location
Range Andes, Willkanuta
Coordinates 13°49′31″S 70°54′55″W / 13.82528°S 70.91528°WCoordinates: 13°49′31″S 70°54′55″W / 13.82528°S 70.91528°W

Kuntur Ikiña (Aymara kunturi condor,[2] 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, 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, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. It lies east of the lake Siwinaqucha.[4]

References

  1. lib.utexas.edu Map of the area
  2. Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)

See also