Cunurana (Melgar)

Cunurana
Cunurana
	Cunurana as seen from Santa Rosa
Highest point
Elevation	5,420 m (17,780 ft)[1]
Coordinates	14°32′56″S 70°49′55″W
Geography
	Cunurana Peru
Location	Peru, Puno Region
Parent range	Andes, La Raya

Cunurana (possibly from Aymara for a variety of potato of the qhini group)[2] is a mountain in the La Raya mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,420 metres (17,782 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Santa Rosa District. Cunurana lies south east of La Raya mountain pass near the road and railway that connect Cusco and Juliaca.

References

John Biggar: The Andes. A Guide for Climbers, p. 121 "Cunurana 5420m"
"Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015. (see: Variedad de papa qhini)

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[1] John Biggar: The Andes. A Guide for Climbers, p. 121 "Cunurana 5420m"

[2] "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015. (see: Variedad de papa qhini)