Kuntur Tiyana

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Kuntur Tiyana
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Kuntur Tiyana
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 12°16′24″S75°30′52″W / 12.27333°S 75.51444°W / -12.27333; -75.51444 Coordinates: 12°16′24″S75°30′52″W / 12.27333°S 75.51444°W / -12.27333; -75.51444  
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Kuntur Tiyana (Quechua kuntur condor, tiyana seat, [2] "condor seat", also spelled Cóndortiana) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 metres (15,092 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Chupaca Province, Yanacancha District. [1]

Condor name for two species of vultures

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Cordillera Central (Peru) part of the Andes in Peru

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Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

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References

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


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