Tintaya (Arequipa)

Tintaya
Tintaya
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,230 m (17,160 ft)
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

Tintaya (Quechua for the cocoon which contains the chrysalis of the moth) 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.