Kuntur Pata (
Quechua ''kuntur''
condor, ''pata'' step, bank of a river,
"condor step" or "condor bank", Hispanicized spelling ''Condorpata, Cóndorpata'') is a mountain 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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. It is located 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, on the border of the districts of
Antauta and
Nuñoa. Kuntur Pata lies north of
Pirwani
Pirhuane (possibly from Aymara ''pirwa, piwra'' granary, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a granary") is a mountain in the Moquegua Region in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ubinas ...
. The Pirwani River originates near the mountain. It is a right tributary of the Crucero River whose waters flow to
Lake Titicaca.
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Puno Region
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