Machu Kuntur Sinqa

Machu Kuntur Sinqa

View of the Sacred Valley with the Willkanuta River from Inti Watana. Machu Kuntur Sinqa is on the left.
Highest point
Elevation 4,200 m (13,800 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°26′18″S 71°48′38″W / 13.43833°S 71.81056°W / -13.43833; -71.81056Coordinates: 13°26′18″S 71°48′38″W / 13.43833°S 71.81056°W / -13.43833; -71.81056
Geography
Machu Kuntur Sinqa

Peru

Location Peru, Cusco Region, Calca Province
Parent range Andes

Machu Kuntur Sinqa (Quechua machu old, kuntur condor, sinqa nose,[2] also spelled Machucóndor Senqa)[3] or Machu Kuntur Sankha (sankha cliff,[2] hispanicized Machucóndor Sanga)[1] is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,200 metres (13,780 ft) high. It is situated in the Calca Province, on the border of the districts Pisac and San Salvador.[1] Machu Kuntur Sinqa lies on the right bank of the Willkanuta River, near the archaeological park of Pisac.

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)
  2. 1 2 Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved June 27, 2014.


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