Puywan (Ancash)
For the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru, see Puywan.
| Puywan | |
|---|---|
  Puywan Peru | |
| Elevation | 4,980 m (16,340 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Range | Cordillera Blanca |
| Coordinates | 9°37′59″S 77°14′45″W / 9.63306°S 77.24583°WCoordinates: 9°37′59″S 77°14′45″W / 9.63306°S 77.24583°W |
Puywan (Quechua for heart of an animal,[2] hispanicized spelling Puyhuan) is a 4,980 metres (16,339 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District. Puywan lies northwest of Waraqayuq, northeast of Yanarahu and southeast of Tuqtu.[1][3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cerro Puyhuan". IGN, Peru. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)