Puchkayuq Punta

Puchkayuq Punta
Puchkayuq Punta

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°05′59″S 77°39′18″W / 9.09972°S 77.65500°W / -9.09972; -77.65500Coordinates: 9°05′59″S 77°39′18″W / 9.09972°S 77.65500°W / -9.09972; -77.65500
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Puchkayuq Punta (Quechua puchka spindle, -n a suffix, punta peak; ridge,[2][3] "the peak (or ridge) with a spindle", also spelled Puchcayoc Punta) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,748 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, Yungay District, northwest of Huascarán.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185


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