Kuntur Sinqa (Ayacucho)

This article is about the mountain in the Ayacucho Region, Peru. For other uses, see Kuntursinqa.
Kuntur Sinqa
Kuntur Sinqa

Peru

Location
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region, Huanta Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 12°48′51″S 74°16′35″W / 12.81417°S 74.27639°WCoordinates: 12°48′51″S 74°16′35″W / 12.81417°S 74.27639°W

Kuntur Sinqa (Quechua kuntur condor, sinqa nose, "condor nose", hispanicized spellings Condor Sencca, Condor-Sencca, Condor Senja) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Huanta Province, Luricocha District.[1] Kuntur Sinqa lies on the right bank of the Mantaro River, east of San Miguel de Mayocc and southwest of San José de Secce.

On August 16, 1945, a considerable landslide occurred on the northwest slope of Kuntur Sinqa. It dammed the Mantaro River for about 73 days.[2]

References

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huanta Province (Ayacucho Region) showing "Cerro Condor Senja"
  2. ↑ J.N. Hutchinson, E. Kojan, The Mayunmarca Landslide of 25 April 1974, p. 4: Earlier recorded landslides in the Mantaro Valley, UNESCO