P'isaqa Kunka

P'isaqa Kunka (Aymara p'isaqa Nothoprocta, kunka throat,[2] "p'isaqa's throat", hispanicized spelling Pisaccacunca)[1] or K'ank'awi (Aymara k'ank'a opening, gap; crevice,[3] -wi a suffix to indicate a place, "a place of crevices", hispanicized spelling Cancahui) )[4] is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District, north of a lake named Lurisquta. P'isaqa Kunka lies southwest of Kuntur Wawachawi.[4]

P'isaqa Kunka
K'ank'awi
P'isaqa Kunka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,900 m (16,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°45′26″S 70°00′24″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

References

  1. Peru 1:100,000, Hospicio 2837, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  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. 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) see: Grietas o abertura de otras cosas
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)


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