A pongo is a word used in the Peruvian Spanish dialect for 'canyon'. It is derived from either Quechua puncu and the Aymara ponco, meaning 'door' or 'gate.'[1]
See:
- The Pongo de Manseriche: a gorge in northwest Peru where the Marañón River runs. The Marañón River has 35 miles of pongo before it joins the Amazon River.[2]
- The Pongo de Mainique: the most dangerous whitewater pass on the Urubamba River.
- The Huallaga River forms the Pongo de Aguirre when crossing a part of the Andes.[3]
Notes edit
- ^ Church 1911, pp. 786 fn 2.
- ^ Church 1911, pp. 786–787.
- ^ Church 1911, p. 786.
References edit
- Church, George Earl (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 786–789.
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