Kunka (

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and

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for throat, gullet, neck, voice, Hispanicized spelling ''Cunca'') is a mountain in the La Raya 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 ...

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. It is situated at the La Raya Pass and the road and rail which connect Cusco with

Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca (; es, Lago Titicaca ; qu, Titiqaqa Qucha) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. By volume of water and by surface area, i ...

. It is located in the Cusco Region,

Canas Province Canas Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Geography The La Raya mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe ...

Layo District Layo District is one of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. The seat of the Layo District is the village Layo. Geography The La Raya mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed be ...

, and in the

Puno Region Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusco ...

Melgar Province Melgar Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Ayaviri. Geography The Willkanuta range and the La Raya range traverse the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are liste ...

, Santa Rosa District, and about high. Kunka lies southwest of the mountains Yana Khuchilla and

Chimpulla Chimboya or Chimbolla (possibly from Aymara ''Chimpuya'', ''Chimpulla''), Inchurusi ''(Jinchurusi)'', Iruna or Vilcanota (''Willkanuta'') is a mountain in the La Raya mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Cus ...

. Other neighboring mountains are Huch'uy K'uchu north of it and

Hatun Ichhuna Kunka Hatun Ichhuna Kunka ( Quechua ''hatun'' big, ''ichhuna'' a sickle to cut off ichhu, "big sickle throat", Hispanicized spellings ''Atun Ichunacunca, Atún Ichunacunca'') is a mountain in the La Raya mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about hi ...

in the south. Between the road and the mountain there is a little lake named Q'umirqucha (Quechua ''q'umir'' green, ''qucha'' lake, "green lake", ''Comercocha''). North of Kunka there is a stream called Hatun K'uchu (Quechua for "big corner", Hispanicized ''Atuncucho''). It is an affluent of the Willkanuta River which originates near the pass.

Images

File:PeruRail Train To Cusco.jpg, Train near La Raya station with Kunka (center) in the background

References

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