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Huanacune (Cusco)

Coordinates: 13°52′31″S 70°53′24″W / 13.87528°S 70.89000°W / -13.87528; -70.89000
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Huanacune
The glaciated Quelccaya area (center) and Huanacune shown in the upper left part of this image (NASA, 2010)
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°52′31″S 70°53′24″W / 13.87528°S 70.89000°W / -13.87528; -70.89000
Geography
Huanacune is located in Peru
Huanacune
Huanacune
Peru
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Huanacune (possibly from Aymara wanaku, wanaqu guanaco,[2] -ni Aymara suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the guanaco") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Checacupe District. Huanacune lies northwest of the glaciated area of Quelccaya (Quechua for "snow plain"), southwest of Unollocsina and Millo. Tallacunca is to the southwest.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno 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. ^ "Tallacunca Huanacune". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015. see C. Tallacunca and C. Huanacune (two different mountains)