Kunkus Yantaq

Kunkus Yantaq (Ancash Quechua kunkush Puya raimondii, llamt'a, llant'a, yanta firewood, -q a suffix,[2][3][4] Hispanicized spelling Cuncusyantac) is a 5,354-metre-high (17,566 ft) mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range[1] in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, San Mateo District. Kunkus Yantaq lies southeast of Qullqayuq.[5]

Kunkus Yantaq
Kunkus Yantaq is located in Peru
Kunkus Yantaq
Kunkus Yantaq
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,354 m (17,566 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°51′57″S 76°05′22″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Paryaqaqa

The Yuraqmayu ("white river") originates southeast of Kunkus Yantaq. It is a left tributary of the Rimac River.[5]

References
  1. Evelio Echevarría, The Cordillera Huarochiri, Peru, The Alpine Journal 2001
  2. Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)


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