Chunta (Arequipa)

This article is about the mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Chunta.

Chunta (Aymara for prolonged, lengthened,^[2] also spelled Chonta) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. It lies south of the river Qumpi Pallqa (Compepalca), northwest of Tintaya and east of Puka Suntu.

Chunta
Chunta Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates	14°47′01″S 72°34′18″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Parent range	Andes, Wansu

Chunta is also the name of a slightly lower mountain southeast of Tintaya.^[1]