Kuntur Sinqa (Ayacucho)
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Mountain in Peru
This article is about the mountain in the Ayacucho Region, Peru. For other uses, see Kuntur Sinqa.
| Kuntur Sinqa | |
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Kuntur Sinqa is located in Peru Kuntur Sinqa Kuntur Sinqa Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 12°48′51′′S 74°16′35′′W / 12.81417°S 74.27639°W / -12.81417; -74.27639 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Ayacucho Region, Huanta Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
Kuntur Sinqa (Quechua kuntur condor, sinqa nose, "condor nose", also spelled Condor Sencca, Condor-Sencca, Condor Senja) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Huanta Province, Luricocha District.[1] Kuntur Sinqa lies on the right bank of the Mantaro River, east of San Miguel de Mayocc and southwest of San José de Secce.
On August 16, 1945, a considerable landslide occurred on the northwest slope of Kuntur Sinqa. It dammed the Mantaro River for about 73 days.[2]
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