Queñuta

Queñuta (possibly from Aymara qiwña a kind of tree (polylepis), uta house,[2] "qiwña house") is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District, near the Chilean border. The mountain lies southeast of Ancochaullane and Huancune.[1]

Queñuta
Queñuta
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°37′19″S 69°45′13″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Tacna Region
Parent rangeAndes

Queñuta is also the name of an intermittent stream north of the mountain. It flows to Laguna Blanca in the east along an unpopulated place of that name (Queuñuta).[1]

References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna 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)


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