Pumawanka

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Pumawanka
Yukay
Pumawanka
Peru
Elevation 5,650 m (18,537 ft)
Location
Location Peru
Range Andes, Urupampa
Coordinates 13°11′17″S 72°08′16″W / 13.18806°S 72.13778°W / -13.18806; -72.13778Coordinates: 13°11′17″S 72°08′16″W / 13.18806°S 72.13778°W / -13.18806; -72.13778[1]
Climbing
First ascent 1-1958 from west[2]

Pumawanka (Quechua puma cougar, puma, wanka stone, "puma stone", hispanicized spellings Pumahuanca, Pumahuanja) or Yukay is a mountain in the Urupampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,650 m (17,388 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District as well as in the Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. It is situated north west of the town Urubamba, northwest of the Ch'iqun and west of the mountain Qhapaqsaya.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ mapcarta.com "Nevado Pumahuanja", retrieved on May 23, 2013
  2. ↑ Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994 "Cordillera Urubamba, Nudo Yucay: Yucay (Pumahuanca, Manuel Grau) 5650m: 1-1958 from west."
  3. ↑ allthemountains.com Map of a part of the Urupampa mountain range


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