Kuntur Sinqa (Ayacucho) Explained

Kuntur Sinqa
Range:Andes
Location:Peru, Ayacucho Region, Huanta Province
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-12.8142°N -74.2764°W

Kuntur Sinqa (Quechua kuntur condor, sinqa nose, "condor nose", also spelled Condor Sencca, Condor-Sencca, Condor Senja) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Huanta Province, Luricocha District.[1] Kuntur Sinqa lies on the right bank of the Mantaro River, east of San Miguel de Mayocc and southwest of San José de Secce.

On August 16, 1945, a considerable landslide occurred on the northwest slope of Kuntur Sinqa. It dammed the Mantaro River for about 73 days.[2]

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huanta Province (Ayacucho Region)
  2. J.N. Hutchinson, E. Kojan, The Mayunmarca Landslide of 25 April 1974, p. 4: Earlier recorded landslides in the Mantaro Valley, UNESCO