Quyllur Puñuna

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Quyllur Puñuna
Quyllur Puñuna
Peru
Elevation 5,743 m (18,842 ft)
Location
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Puno Region
Range Andes, Willkanuta
Coordinates 13°55′44″S 70°49′1″W / 13.92889°S 70.81694°W / -13.92889; -70.81694Coordinates: 13°55′44″S 70°49′1″W / 13.92889°S 70.81694°W / -13.92889; -70.81694

Quyllur Puñuna (Quechua quyllur star, puñuna bed, "star bed", hispanicized spellings Ccoyllor Puñuna, Joyllor Puñuna) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,743 m (18,842 ft) high.[1] It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province as well as in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province. Quyllur Puñuna is the highest elevation on the Quelccaya Ice Cap.

References

  1. allthemountains.com Map of a part of the Willkanuta mountain range


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