Hatun Ichhuna Kunka

Coordinates: 14°30′09″S 70°59′57″W / 14.50250°S 70.99917°W / -14.50250; -70.99917
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Hatun Ichhuna Kunka
Hatun Ichhuna Kunka is located in Peru
Hatun Ichhuna Kunka
Hatun Ichhuna Kunka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°30′09″S 70°59′57″W / 14.50250°S 70.99917°W / -14.50250; -70.99917
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes, La Raya

Hatun Ichhuna Kunka (Quechua hatun big, ichhuna a sickle to cut off ichhu,[2] "big sickle throat", Hispanicized spellings Atun Ichunacunca, Atún Ichunacunca) is a mountain in the La Raya mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canas Province, Layo District, and in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Santa Rosa District. Hatun Ichhuna Kunka lies near the La Raya pass southwest of Kunka. Huch'uy Ichhuna Kunka ("little sickle throat" or "little Ichhunakunka") and Pichaqani are the lower elevations of the ridge to the northwest.[1]

References[edit]

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