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Chunta (Ayacucho)

Coordinates: 14°25′20″S 73°51′26″W / 14.42222°S 73.85722°W / -14.42222; -73.85722
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Chunta
Chunta is located in Peru
Chunta
Chunta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°25′20″S 73°51′26″W / 14.42222°S 73.85722°W / -14.42222; -73.85722
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region
Parent rangeAndes

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. Chunta is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Chipao District. Chunta lies north of Waytayuq and southeast of Pichqaqucha.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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 (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.