Condorhuachana (Cusco)

Condorhuachana (possibly from Quechua kuntur condor, wacha birth, to give birth, -na a suffix,[2][3] 'where the condor is born') is a 5,073-metre-high (16,644 ft) mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, north of the Vilcanota River. Condorhuachana is situated northeast of Huamanchoque, southeast of Sirihuani and Sahuasiray, and southwest of Ccerayoc.[4]

This article is about the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Kuntur Wachana.
Condorhuachana
Condorhuachana
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,073 m (16,644 ft) [1]
Coordinates13°13′28″S 71°58′27″W 
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeUrubamba mountain range

See also

References
  1. Mapa de peligros de la ciudad de Calca, Informe final, Proyecto INDECI – PNUD PER / 02/ 051, Ciudades sostenibles (see map of Calca)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)


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