Kuntur Punta

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Kuntur Punta
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Kuntur Punta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 11°04′54″S75°46′02″W / 11.08167°S 75.76722°W / -11.08167; -75.76722 Coordinates: 11°04′54″S75°46′02″W / 11.08167°S 75.76722°W / -11.08167; -75.76722  
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region

Kuntur Punta (Quechua kuntur condor, Ancash Quechua punta peak; ridge, "condor peak (or ridge)", [2] [3] also spelled Cóndor Punta) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Tarma Province, Cajas District. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarma Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185


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