Quntayqucha Punta (Quechua quntay clay, gypsum or magnesia, qucha lake, punta peak, ridge,[2][3][4] Hispanicized spelling Contaycocha Punta) is a mountain in the Wallanka mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huasta District,[1] southwest of Chawpi Hanka.
| Quntayqucha Punta | |
|---|---|
  Quntayqucha Punta Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 10°02′09″S 77°00′31″W / 10.03583°S 77.00861°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Wallanka |
The name of the mountain correlates with the name of a small lake at its feet, Quntayqucha (Contaycocha),[1] at 10°02′56″S 77°00′22″W / 10.04889°S 77.00611°W.
References
edit- ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
- ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
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