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The Chonta mountain range (possibly from
Aymara chunta prolonged, lengthened,
Quechua chunta a kind of
palm ,
[1]
[2] ) lies in the
Huancavelica Region in the
Andes of
Peru . It extends between 12°37' and 13°07'S and 75°00' and 75°30'W for about 50 km.
[3] It is located in the
Castrovirreyna Province and in the
Huancavelica Province .
Mountains
Some of the highest mountains in the range are listed below:
[4]
[5]
[6]
Tanranu, 5,431 metres (17,818 ft)
T'uruyuq, 5,396 metres (17,703 ft)
Palumu, 5,308 metres (17,415 ft)
Wamanrasu , 5,304 metres (17,402 ft)
Sitaq , 5,304 metres (17,402 ft)
Hatun Pata , 5,182 metres (17,001 ft)
Huch'uy Anqas , 5,182 metres (17,001 ft)
Antarasu , 5,180 metres (16,995 ft)
Qarwarasu , 5,159 metres (16,926 ft)
Puka Punta , 5,136 metres (16,850 ft)
Wallu Q'asa , 5,100 metres (16,732 ft)
Pinqullu , 5,096 metres (16,719 ft)
Sukullu , 5,095 metres (16,716 ft)
Kunturay (Condoray) , 5,055 metres (16,585 ft)
Pata Pata , 5,052 metres (16,575 ft)
Qarwa Q'asa , 5,005 metres (16,421 ft)
Anqasqucha , 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Chuntarahu (Chontaraju) , 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Ch'aqra Punta , 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Ichhu Rutuna , 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Kachi Mach'ay Urqu , 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Kunkayuq , 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
K'allapayuq , 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Puka Rumi , 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Qarwa K'anti , 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Qusqu , 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Q'iru Pinqullu, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Wachu Intiyuq , 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Wamanripayuq , 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Wari, 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Wayra Q'asa , 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Winchu Q'asa , 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Yana Urqu (Cast.), 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Yana Urqu (Huanc.), 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Yarq'asqa , 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Yawar Q'asa , 5,000 metres (16,404 ft)
Awqa Urqu , 4,982 metres (16,345 ft)
Yana Pampa, 4,954 metres (16,253 ft)
Aqchi, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
Atuq Marka, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
Kuntur Wamani , 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
Kuntur Wamani (Castr.), 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
Pinqullu , 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
Phiruru Urqu, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
Puka Q'asa (Cast.-Huan.), 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
Puka Q'asa (Huan.), 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
Qalla Qalla, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
Q'ara Wayuna , 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
Taruja Marka, 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
Waqutuyuq , 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
Yuraq Mach'ay , 4,800 metres (15,748 ft)
Wayta Urqu, 4,712 metres (15,459 ft)
Qarwa Urqu , 4,600 metres (15,092 ft)
Tuku Wasi, 4,600 metres (15,092 ft)
Ukhu P'ukru, 4,600 metres (15,092 ft)
Pichqa Pukyu, 4,385 metres (14,386 ft)
References
^ 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)
see: Prolongado
^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007).
Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF) . La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
^
usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
^ Evelio Echevarría, A Survey of Andean Ascents 1961-1970, p. 378
^ John Biggar: The Andes. A Guide for Climbers, p. 108
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)