Kuntur Wayin
For the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru, see Kuntur Wayi.
| Kuntur Wayin | |
|---|---|
  Kuntur Wayin Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 10°33′10″S 76°49′51″W / 10.55278°S 76.83083°WCoordinates: 10°33′10″S 76°49′51″W / 10.55278°S 76.83083°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Lima Region, Oyon Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
Kuntur Wayin (Quechua kuntur condor, Ancash Quechua wayi house, "condor house",[2][3] -n a suffix, hispanicized spelling Condor Huayin) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Oyon Province, Oyon District. Kuntur Wayin lies on a ridge which extends from north to south southeast of the Waywash mountain range and southwest of the Rawra mountain range. The peak south of Kuntur Wayin, at the very end of the ridge is named Shapra[1] (local Quechua for "beard").
References
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Vocabulario Comparativo Quechua Ecuatoriano - Quechua Ancashino, Castellano - English, Brighton. October 2006. (Spanish)
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