Puscanturpa

Puscanturpa
Puscanturpa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°22′02″S 76°51′51″W / 10.36722°S 76.86417°W / -10.36722; -76.86417Coordinates: 10°22′02″S 76°51′51″W / 10.36722°S 76.86417°W / -10.36722; -76.86417
Geography
Location Peru, Huánuco Region, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Huayhuash

Puscanturpa or Puskan T'urpu (Quechua puchka, puska spindle, -n a suffix, t'urpu pointed, sharp,[2] hispanicized spelling Puscanturpo, also spelled Puscanturpa) is a mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District, and in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Puskan T'urpu lies northwest of the lake and the mountain named Suyruqucha and northeast of Phuyuq.

References

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)]
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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