Puma Wayin
| Puma Wayin | |
|---|---|
  Puma Wayin Peru | |
| Elevation | 5,008 m (16,430 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash, Recuay Province, Catac District |
| Range | Cordillera Blanca |
| Coordinates | 9°50′26″S 77°16′51″W / 9.84056°S 77.28083°WCoordinates: 9°50′26″S 77°16′51″W / 9.84056°S 77.28083°W |
Puma Wayin (Quechua puma cougar, puma, Ancash Quechua wayi house,[2][3] "cougar house", -n a suffix, hispanicized spelling Pumahuain) is a 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Puma Wayin lies southwest of Mururahu and Kunkush and northwest of Pukarahu.[1][4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cerro Pumahuain". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)