Kuntur Wayin (Recuay)

Kuntur Wayin
Kuntur Wayin is located in Peru
Kuntur Wayin
Kuntur Wayin
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,200 m (13,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates09°59′52″S 77°21′58″W / 9.99778°S 77.36611°W / -9.99778; -77.36611
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Negra

Kuntur Wayin (Quechua: kuntur, "condor"; Ancash Quechua: wayi house, "condor house",[2][3] -n a suffix, also spelled Condorhuain) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It lies in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Kuntur Wayin (also spelled Condor Huain) is also the name of an intermittent stream which originates west of the mountain. It is a left affluent of the Santa River.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj. Vocabulario Comparativo Quechua Ecuatoriano - Quechua Ancashino, Castellano - English, Brighton. October 2006. (in Spanish)