Aqu Suntu (
Quechua ''aqu'' sand, ''suntu'' heap, pile,
"sand heap", Hispanicized spelling ''Ajosunto'') is a mountain in the
Wansu mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru. It is located in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least ...
,
La Unión Province, in the northern part of the
Huaynacotas District
Huaynacotas District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.
Geography
The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the dist ...
. Aqu Suntu lies south of Chullumpi, southwest of
Allqa Walusa
Alcabalusa, Allqa Walusa or Allqawalusa (Aymara language, Aymara and Quechua language, Quechua ''allqa'' multicolored, black and white or two-colored, ''walusa, wallusa'' a watery kind of potatoes, Hispanicized spelling ''Alcabalusa'') is a mount ...
and west of
Q'illu Urqu.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)]
References
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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