Kuntur Pata

Kuntur Pata
Kuntur Pata

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,107 m (16,755 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°19′48″S 70°28′11″W / 14.33000°S 70.46972°W / -14.33000; -70.46972Coordinates: 14°19′48″S 70°28′11″W / 14.33000°S 70.46972°W / -14.33000; -70.46972
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes

Kuntur Pata (Quechua kuntur condor, pata step, bank of a river,[2] "condor step" or "condor bank", Hispanicized spelling Condorpata, Cóndorpata) is a 5,107-metre-high (16,755 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, on the border of the districts of Antauta and Nuñoa. Kuntur Pata lies north of Pirwani. The Pirwani River originates near the mountain. It is a right tributary of the Crucero River whose waters flow to Lake Titicaca.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Cóndorpata". IGN, Peru. Retrieved August 13, 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 Melgar Province (Puno Region)


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