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The '''Chonta mountain range''' (possibly from [[Aymara language|Aymara]] ''chunta'' prolonged, lengthened, [[Quechua language|Quechua]] ''chunta'' a kind of [[Palm (plant)|palm]],<ref>{{Ref Bertonio}} see: ''Prolongado''</ref><ref>{{Ref Laime}}</ref>) lies in the [[Huancavelica Region]] in the [[Andes]] of [[Peru]]. It extends between 12°37' and 13°07'S and 75°00' and 75°30'W for about 50 km.<ref>[http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1386i/peru/occident.html#RUARA usgs.gov] USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras</ref> It is located in the [[Castrovirreyna Province]] and in the [[Huancavelica Province]]. |
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Revision as of 16:59, 18 February 2017
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Length | 50 km (31 mi) N-S |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Huancavelica Region |
Parent range | Andes |
The Chonta mountain range (possibly from Aymara chunta prolonged, lengthened, Quechua chunta a kind of palm,[1][2]) lies in the Huancavelica Region in the Andes of Peru. It extends between 12°37' and 13°07'S and 75°00' and 75°30'W for about 50 km.[3] It is located in the Castrovirreyna Province and in the Huancavelica Province.
Mountains
Some of the highest mountains in the range are listed below:[4][5][6]
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References
- ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary) see: Prolongado
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
- ^ Evelio Echevarría, A Survey of Andean Ascents 1961-1970, p. 378
- ^ John Biggar: The Andes. A Guide for Climbers, p. 108
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)