Puma Wayin (Bolognesi)

Puma Wayin
Puma Wayin
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°03′37″S 76°51′11″W / 10.06028°S 76.85306°W / -10.06028; -76.85306Coordinates: 10°03′37″S 76°51′11″W / 10.06028°S 76.85306°W / -10.06028; -76.85306 
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes

Puma Wayin (Quechua puma cougar, puma, Ancash Quechua wayi house,[2][3] "cougar house", -n a suffix, also spelled Pumahuayin) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,436 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Huallanca District. It lies northeast of a lake named Ninaqucha and southeast of Kunturqucha ("condor lake", also spelled Condorcocha).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish


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