Puscanturpa

Puscanturpa
Puscanturpa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°22′02″S 76°51′51″W / 10.36722°S 76.86417°W / -10.36722; -76.86417Coordinates: 10°22′02″S 76°51′51″W / 10.36722°S 76.86417°W / -10.36722; -76.86417 
Geography
Location Peru, Huánuco Region, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Huayhuash

Puscanturpa (possibly from Quechua puchka, puska spindle, -n a suffix, t'urpu pointed, sharp,[2]) is a mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District, and in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Puscanturpa lies northwest of the lake and the mountain named Suerococha and northeast of Cuyoc.

References

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)]
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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