Vela Cunca (Puno)

Vela Cunca (possibly from Aymara wila red, kunka throat,[3] "red throat") is a mountain in the Carabaya mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,350 metres (17,552 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, on the border of the districts Macusani and Ollachea. Vela Cunca lies northwest of the mountain Allincapac.[4]

This article is about the mountain in the districts of Macusani and Ollachea, Carabaya Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wila Kunka (disambiguation).
Vela Cunca
Vela Cunca
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,350 m (17,550 ft) [1]
Coordinates13°53′49″S 70°26′47″W [2]
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. allthemountains.com/httpdocs/allincapac.htm (inactive website), retrieved January 8, 2010
  2. "Nevados". IGM, Peru. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. 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)
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)


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