Kuntur Wayin

This article is about the mountain in the Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, 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°W / -10.55278; -76.83083Coordinates: 10°33′10″S 76°49′51″W / 10.55278°S 76.83083°W / -10.55278; -76.83083
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, also spelled 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. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Vocabulario Comparativo Quechua Ecuatoriano - Quechua Ancashino, Castellano - English, Brighton. October 2006. (Spanish)


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