Kuntuyuq

Kuntuyuq
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Location	Peru, Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrion Province, Chacayan District
Coordinates	10°32′58″S 76°21′33″W / 10.54944°S 76.35917°W
Height	4,475 metres (14,682 ft)

Kuntuyuq or Quntuyuq (Quechua kuntu, quntu fragrance, aroma, -yuq a suffix,^[2] "the one with a fragrance", Hispanicized spelling Contuyog, Cuntuyog) is an archaeological site with rock paintings on a mountain of the same name in Peru.^[3] It lies in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrion Province, Chacayan District,^[4] in the community of Iskayqucha (Quechua for "two lakes", Hispanicized Iscaycocha), north-west of the lake Allqaqucha. The mountain rises up to 4,475 metres (14,682 ft) above sea level.^[1] The archaeological site of Kuntuyuq is situated at a height of about 4,433 metres (14,544 ft).^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Cerro Cuntuyog". mincetur. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
^ ^a ^b "Pinturas rupestres de Cuntuyog". mincetur. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)

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[mincetur1-1] "Cerro Cuntuyog". mincetur. Retrieved May 14, 2014.

[2] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

[mincetur2-3] "Pinturas rupestres de Cuntuyog". mincetur. Retrieved May 14, 2014.

[4] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)

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