Chuñuna

Chuñuna
Chuñuna
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°33′39″S 71°08′54″W / 13.56083°S 71.14833°W / -13.56083; -71.14833Coordinates: 13°33′39″S 71°08′54″W / 13.56083°S 71.14833°W / -13.56083; -71.14833 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Chuñuna (possibly from Quechua ch'uñu a freeze-dried potato, -na a suffix,[2] "where ch'uñu is made") is mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, on the border of the districts of Marcapata and Ocongate. Chuñuna lies southwest of Ancahuachana and southeast of Jolljepunco and Velacota.[1]

References

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


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