Cuncapata Explained

Cuncapata
Elevation M:5400
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Peru
Range:Andes, Vilcanota
Language:Aymara
Map:Peru
Label Position:left
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-13.7625°N -71.0603°W

Cuncapata (possibly from Aymara kunka throat, pata step, Quechua kunka throat, pata elevated place / above, at the top / edge, bank (of a river), shore,[2]) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5400m (17,700feet) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District. Cuncapata lies southwest of the mountain Jatunñaño Punta, north of the lake Sibinacocha and southeast of Chumpe.[1]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)