Huanacune (Cusco)

Huanacune
The glaciated Quelccaya area (center) and Huanacune shown in the upper left part of this image (NASA, 2010)
Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates 13°52′31″S 70°53′24″W / 13.87528°S 70.89000°W / -13.87528; -70.89000Coordinates: 13°52′31″S 70°53′24″W / 13.87528°S 70.89000°W / -13.87528; -70.89000
Geography
Huanacune
Peru
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Huanacune (possibly from Aymara wanaku, wanaqu guanaco,[2] -ni Aymara suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the guanaco") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District. Huanacune lies northwest of the glaciated area of Quelccaya (Quechua for "snow plain"), southwest of Unollocsina and Millo. Tallacunca is to the southwest.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno 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. "Tallacunca Huanacune". IGN, Peru. Retrieved January 31, 2015. see C. Tallacunca and C. Huanacune (two different mountains)


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