Cuncapata

Cuncapata (possibly from Aymara kunka throat, pata step,[2] Quechua kunka throat, pata elevated place / above, at the top / edge, bank (of a river), shore,[3][4]) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Cuncapata lies southwest of the mountain Jatunñaño Punta, north of the lake Sibinacocha and southeast of Chumpe.[1]

Cuncapata
Chumpi (on the left) and Cuncapata (on the right) behind the lake Sibinacocha
Highest point
Elevation5,400 m (17,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°45′45″S 71°03′37″W
Naming
Language of nameAymara
Geography
Cuncapata
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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