Kuntur Wachanan

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Kuntur Wachanan
Kuntur Wachanan is located in Peru
Kuntur Wachanan
Kuntur Wachanan
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°19′31″S 76°46′53″W / 10.32528°S 76.78139°W / -10.32528; -76.78139Coordinates: 10°19′31″S 76°46′53″W / 10.32528°S 76.78139°W / -10.32528; -76.78139
Geography
LocationPeru, Huánuco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Kuntur Wachanan (Quechua kuntur condor, wacha birth, to give birth, -na a suffix,[2][3] 'where the condor is born', -n a suffix, also spelled Condorhuachanan) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,700 ft) high. It lies between the Waywash mountain range in the west and the lake named Lawriqucha in the east. Kuntur Wachanan is situated in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, in the districts of Cauri and Jesús.[1] The Waywash River (Huayhuash) flows along its northern slopes. It belongs to the Marañón watershed.

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lauricocha Province (Huánuco Region)
  2. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua (PDF). Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005 https://indigenasdelperu.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/diccionario-qeswa-academia-mayor-cuzco.pdf. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.


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