Kuntur Sinqa (Ayacucho)

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Kuntur Sinqa
Kuntur Sinqa is located in Peru
Kuntur Sinqa
Kuntur Sinqa
Peru
Highest point
Coordinates12°48′51″S 74°16′35″W / 12.81417°S 74.27639°W / -12.81417; -74.27639Coordinates: 12°48′51″S 74°16′35″W / 12.81417°S 74.27639°W / -12.81417; -74.27639
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region, Huanta Province
Parent rangeAndes

Kuntur Sinqa (Quechua kuntur condor, sinqa nose, "condor nose", also spelled Condor Sencca, Condor-Sencca, Condor Senja) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Huanta Province, Luricocha District.[1] Kuntur Sinqa lies on the right bank of the Mantaro River, east of San Miguel de Mayocc and southwest of San José de Secce.

On August 16, 1945, a considerable landslide occurred on the northwest slope of Kuntur Sinqa. It dammed the Mantaro River for about 73 days.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huanta Province (Ayacucho Region)
  2. ^ J.N. Hutchinson, E. Kojan, The Mayunmarca Landslide of 25 April 1974, p. 4: Earlier recorded landslides in the Mantaro Valley, UNESCO


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