Muntirayuq (Apurímac)

Coordinates: 14°35′01″S 72°40′41″W / 14.58361°S 72.67806°W / -14.58361; -72.67806
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Muntirayuq
Muntirayuq is located in Peru
Muntirayuq
Muntirayuq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°35′01″S 72°40′41″W / 14.58361°S 72.67806°W / -14.58361; -72.67806
Geography
LocationPeru, Apurímac Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Muntirayuq (Quechua muntira ancient cloth cap; bullfighter's hat, -yuq a suffix,[2][3] 'the one with a cap', also spelled Monterayoc) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It lies in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Antabamba District. Muntirayuq is situated north of Saywa Punta and east of Pachak Pata.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)
  2. ^ Qhichwa Suyup Simi Pirwan Diccionario de la Nación Quechua, Consejo Educativo de la Nación Quechua "CENAQ
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.