Hatun Kunka (Huaylas-Yungay)

For the mountain in the Huaraz Province, Ancash Region, Peru, see Hatun Kunka.
Hatun Kunka
Hatun Kunka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates 9°14′47″S 77°56′15″W / 9.24639°S 77.93750°W / -9.24639; -77.93750Coordinates: 9°14′47″S 77°56′15″W / 9.24639°S 77.93750°W / -9.24639; -77.93750
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Negra

Hatun Kunka (Quechua hatun big, kunka throat, gullet,[2][3] "big throat (or gullet)", also spelled Jatuncunca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,436 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Pamparomas District, and in the Yungay Province, Quillo District.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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