Qhuna Tira

Qhuna Tira
Qhuna Tira
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates 14°07′18″S 70°45′02″W / 14.12167°S 70.75056°W / -14.12167; -70.75056Coordinates: 14°07′18″S 70°45′02″W / 14.12167°S 70.75056°W / -14.12167; -70.75056
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region, Melgar Province
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Qhuna Tira Aymara qhuna grind stone, tira cradle,[2] "grind stone cradle", also spelled Conatira) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high . It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. It lies southeast of the summit of Khunurana and southwest of Sach'apata and Jarupata. The rivers Llankamayu (Llancamayo) and Hatun Mayu (Qinamari) which originate north and northeast of Qhuna Tira flow along its western, southern and eastern slopes.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)


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