Quri Kunka

Quri Kunka
Quri Kunka

Peru

Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Puno Region, Azángaro Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 14°28′34″S 70°12′40″W / 14.47611°S 70.21111°WCoordinates: 14°28′34″S 70°12′40″W / 14.47611°S 70.21111°W

Quri Kunka (Quechua quri gold, kunka throat, gullet,[2] "gold throat" or "gold gullet", hispanicized spelling Joricunca) is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Azángaro Province, San Antón District. Quri Kunka lies southwest of the mountain Ichhu Muruq'u and northwest of Yuraq Apachita.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Azángaro Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)