Qunchupata (Junín-Lima)

Qunchupata
Qunchupata

Peru

Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Junín Region, Lima Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 11°35′28″S 76°17′16″W / 11.59111°S 76.28778°WCoordinates: 11°35′28″S 76°17′16″W / 11.59111°S 76.28778°W

Qunchupata (Quechua qunchu muddy, pata step, bank of a river,[2] "muddy step" or "muddy bank", hispanicized spelling Conchupata) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District, and in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Chicla District. Qunchupata lies southeast of Anta Q'asa and Quriqucha and southeast of Yana Ulla. It is situated north of the Hatun Uqhu valley (Quechua for "big swamp", hispanicized Jatun Ogo).[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) see qunchu and grado