Puchkayuq_Punta

Puchkayuq Punta

Puchkayuq Punta

Mountain in Peru

Puchkayuq Punta (Quechua puchka spindle, -n a suffix, punta peak; ridge,[2][3] "the peak (or ridge) with a spindle", also spelled Puchcayoc Punta) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,748 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, Yungay District, northwest of Huascarán.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. [2]
    Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. [3]
    David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185


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