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Mountain in Peru
Taypi Kunka
Taypi Kunka is located in PeruTaypi KunkaTaypi KunkaLocation within Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)
Coordinates14°16′37″S 69°49′38″W / 14.27694°S 69.82722°W / -14.27694; -69.82722
Geography
LocationPeru
Parent rangeAndes

Taypi Kunka (Aymara taypi center, middle, kunka throat, throat, gullet, neck, "central throat", Hispanicized spelling Taypicunca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800-metre (15,700 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Crucero District. Taypi Kunka lies at a lake named Wiluyuq Qucha, northwest of Apachita and northeast of Pinkilluni Urqu.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Crucero District 2 (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)


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