Chunta (Ayacucho)

This article is about the mountain in the Ayacucho Region, Peru. For other uses, see Chunta.
Chunta
Chunta

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°25′20″S 73°51′26″W / 14.42222°S 73.85722°W / -14.42222; -73.85722Coordinates: 14°25′20″S 73°51′26″W / 14.42222°S 73.85722°W / -14.42222; -73.85722
Geography
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region
Parent range Andes

Chunta (Aymara for prolonged, lengthened, Quechua for a kind of palm,[2][3] also spelled Chonta) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Chipao District. Chunta lies north of Waytayuq and southeast of Pichqaqucha.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho 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)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)



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