Kunka (
Aymara and
Quechua for throat, gullet, neck, voice,
Hispanicized spelling ''Cunca'') is a mountain in the
La Raya
La Raya de Santiago, or simply La Raya, is a village or ''pedanía'' (suburban district) of the municipality of Murcia, in Región de Murcia (Spain). There are 2,289 inhabitants (INE 2004) and it has an approximate area of 2,901 km². It is s ...
mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru. It is situated at the La Raya Pass and the road and rail which connect
Cusco
Cusco, often spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu ()), is a city in Southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the list of cities in Peru, seventh m ...
with
Lake Titicaca. It is located in the
Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ...
,
Canas Province,
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,
Melgar Province,
Santa Rosa District, and about high. Kunka lies southwest of the mountains
Yana Khuchilla
Yana Khuchilla (Quechua, Hispanicized spelling ''Yana Cuchilla'') is a mountain in the La Raya mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Santa Rosa District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL ...
and
Chimpulla. Other neighboring mountains are
Huch'uy K'uchu
Huch'uy K'uchu (Quechua ''huch'uy'' small (''juch'uy'' in Bolivia), ''k'uchu'' corner, "small corner", Hispanicized spelling ''Uchuycucho'') is a mountain in the La Raya mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Ca ...
north of it and
Hatun Ichhuna Kunka 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.
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Images
File:PeruRail Train To Cusco.jpg, Train near La Raya station with Kunka (center) in the background
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Cusco Region
Mountains of Puno Region
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