Kunkush Punta (Ancash Quechua kunkush Puya raimondii, punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of,[2][3][4] Hispanicized spelling Cuncushpunta) is a 4,907-metre-high (16,099 ft) mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Kunkush Punta lies east of Qiruqucha.[1][5]
| Kunkush Punta | |
|---|---|
  Kunkush Punta Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,907 m (16,099 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 9°43′04″S 77°17′41″W / 9.71778°S 77.29472°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash, Recuay Province, Catac District |
| Parent range | Cordillera Blanca |
Sources
edit- ^ a b "Cerro Cuncushpunta". IGN, Peru. Retrieved April 21, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
- ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
- ^ Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
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