Chunta (
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
for prolonged, lengthened,
also spelled Chonta) is a mountain in the
Wansu mountain range in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Peru
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, about high. 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,
Puyca District
Puyca District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.
Geography
The Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the district a ...
. It lies south of the river Qumpi Pallqa ''(Compepalca)'', northwest of
Tintaya and east of
Puka Suntu.
Chunta is also the name of a slightly lower mountain southeast of Tintaya.
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References
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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