Condor (mountain)
Appearance
Kuntur | |
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![]() The Colca River and Kuntur north of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province |
Parent range | Andes, Chila |
Kuntur (Quechua for condor,[2] Hispanicized spelling Condor) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Choco District.[3] It lies in the Chila mountain range north of the Qullqa River (Colca). Kuntur is situated at the Umaranra valley. Its stream flows to the Qullpamayu ("salpeter river", Collpamayo) whose waters feed the Qullqa River.
References
- ^ "South America Maps". Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)