Chunta mountain range

Chunta mountain range
The western extensions of the Chunta mountain range as seen from Sukullu (looking to the south)
Dimensions
Length	50 km (31 mi) N-S
Geography
Country	Peru
State/Province	Huancavelica Region
Parent range	Andes

The Chunta mountain range (Aymara chunta prolonged, lengthened, Quechua chunta a kind of palm,^[1][2] hispanicized spelling Chonta) 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

1. 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
2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
3. usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
4. Evelio Echevarría, A Survey of Andean Ascents 1961-1970, p. 378
5. John Biggar: The Andes. A Guide for Climbers, p. 108
6. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)