Quri Kunka

Quri Kunka
Quri Kunka is located in Peru
Quri Kunka
Quri Kunka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°28′34″S 70°12′40″W / 14.47611°S 70.21111°W / -14.47611; -70.21111
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Azángaro Province
Parent rangeAndes

Quri Kunka (Quechua quri gold, kunka throat, gullet,[2] "gold throat" or "gold gullet", Hispanicized spelling Joricunca) is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Azángaro Province, San Antón District. Quri Kunka lies southwest of the mountain Ichhu Muruq'u and northwest of Yuraq Apachita.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Azángaro Province (Puno Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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