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Kunkush

Coordinates: 9°49′38″S 77°16′07″W / 9.82722°S 77.26861°W / -9.82722; -77.26861
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Kunkush
Kunkush is located in Peru
Kunkush
Kunkush
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°49′38″S 77°16′07″W / 9.82722°S 77.26861°W / -9.82722; -77.26861
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash, Recuay Province, Catac District
Parent rangeCordillera Blanca

Cuncush[2][3] (Ancash Quechua for Puya raimondii)[4] is a mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high.[3] It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District.[1] Cuncush lies southwest of Mururaju and northwest of Pukarahu.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
  3. ^ a b c Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  4. ^ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish