Kuntur Wasi (Ancash)

This article is about the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Kuntur Wasi (disambiguation).
Kuntur Wasi
Kuntur Wasi

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,200 m (13,800 ft) [1]
Coordinates 8°37′52″S 77°42′44″W / 8.63111°S 77.71222°W / -8.63111; -77.71222Coordinates: 8°37′52″S 77°42′44″W / 8.63111°S 77.71222°W / -8.63111; -77.71222
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Kuntur Wasi (Quechua kuntur condor, wasi rock,[2] "condor house", also spelled Condorhuasi) is a mountain in the northern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,780 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Corongo Province, Cusca District, and in the Sihuas Province, San Juan District.[1]

Sources

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


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