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Wayta Kuntur Sinqa
The Colca River and Wayta Kuntur Sinqa northwest of it (upper left edge of this image) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation5,345 m (17,536 ft)[1]
Geography
Wayta Kuntur Sinqa is located in Peru
Wayta Kuntur Sinqa
Wayta Kuntur Sinqa
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chila

Wayta Kuntur Sinqa (Quechua wayta crest; wild flower; the whistling of the wind, kuntur condor, sinqa nose,[2] hispanicized spelling Yuaytacondorsenja) is a 5,345 m (17,536 ft) high mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Wayta Kuntur Sinqa lies northwest of Chila and Chila Pilluni. It is situated at the end of a valley named P'unqu Wayq'u ( (p'unqu pond, dam, wayq'u valley or stream,[2] also spelled Puncuhuaico). Its stream flows to Chachas Lake.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cerro Yaytacondorsenja". IGN, Peru. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)