Kuntur Qaqa (Ancash)

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Kuntur Qaqa
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Kuntur Qaqa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 10°01′04″S77°24′55″W / 10.01778°S 77.41528°W / -10.01778; -77.41528 Coordinates: 10°01′04″S77°24′55″W / 10.01778°S 77.41528°W / -10.01778; -77.41528  
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Cordillera Negra

Kuntur Qaqa (Quechua kuntur condor, qaqa rock, [2] "condor rock", hispanicized spelling Condorgaga) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Marca District. [1]

Condor name for two species of vultures

Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua kuntur. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.

Cordillera Negra mountain range in Peru

The Cordillera Negra is part of the Cordillera Occidental, one of three mountain ranges in the Andes of west central Peru. It is almost entirely located within the Ancash Region.

Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

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Puka Qaqa (Bolognesi) mountain in the Bolognesi Province, Ancash Region, Peru

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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