Kunturwasa

Kunturwasa
Kunturwasa

Peru

Elevation 4,344 m (14,252 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Puno Region, Melgar Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 14°44′8″S 70°50′28″W / 14.73556°S 70.84111°WCoordinates: 14°44′8″S 70°50′28″W / 14.73556°S 70.84111°W

Kunturwasa (Quechua kuntur condor, wasa back,[2] "condor back", hispanicized spelling Condorhuasa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,344 metres (14,252 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Macari District, north of a plain called Pampa Tinaya, north-east of Macari.[3]

References

  1. "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region) (unnamed, 4,200 m)