Aqu Suntu

For the mountain near Chullumpi which also lies in the Huaynacotas District, La Unión Province, Arequipa Region, Peru, see Aqu Suntu (Chullumpi).
Aqu Suntu
Aqu Suntu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,243 m (17,201 ft)[1]
Coordinates 14°49′04″S 72°46′23″W / 14.81778°S 72.77306°W / -14.81778; -72.77306Coordinates: 14°49′04″S 72°46′23″W / 14.81778°S 72.77306°W / -14.81778; -72.77306
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent range Andes, Wansu

Aqu Suntu (Quechua aqu sand, suntu heap, pile,[2] "sand heap", Hispanicized spelling Ajo Sunto) is a 5,243-metre-high (17,201 ft) mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, in the central part of the Huaynacotas District. Aqu Suntu lies southwest of Qarwa Urqu.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chulca (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)


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