Tintaya (Quechua for the cocoon which contains the chrysalis of the moth)[2] is a 5,230-metre-high (17,159 ft) mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Tintaya lies west of Yuraq Punta.[1][3]

Tintaya
Tintaya is located in Peru
Tintaya
Tintaya
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,230 m (17,160 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°48′05″S 72°33′16″W / 14.80139°S 72.55444°W / -14.80139; -72.55444
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cerro Tintaya". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)