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Kuntur Pata

Coordinates: 14°19′48″S 70°28′11″W / 14.33000°S 70.46972°W / -14.33000; -70.46972
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Kuntur Pata
Kuntur Pata is located in Peru
Kuntur Pata
Kuntur Pata
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,107 m (16,755 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°19′48″S 70°28′11″W / 14.33000°S 70.46972°W / -14.33000; -70.46972
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

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

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  1. ^ "Cerro Cóndorpata". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)