Chonta mountain range

Chonta mountain range
The western extensions of the Chonta mountain range as seen from Sukullu (looking to the south)
Dimensions
Length50 km (31 mi) N-S
Geography
Map
CountryPeru
RegionHuancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes

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.

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras