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This article is about the mountain in the Recuay Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Kunkush.
Kunkush
Kunkush is located in Peru
Kunkush
Kunkush
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash, Recuay Province, Catac District
Parent rangeCordillera Blanca

Kunkush (Ancash Quechua for Puya raimondii,[2] hispanicized spelling Cuncush) is a mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Kunkush lies southwest of Mururahu and northwest of Pukarahu.[1]

Sources

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish


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