Pumahuaín[1][2] (possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, Ancash Quechua wayi house,[3][4] "cougar house", -n a suffix) is a 5,008-metre-high (16,430 ft)[1] mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District.[2] Puma Wayin lies southwest of Mururahu and Kunkush and northwest of Pukarahu.[2]
| Pumahuaín | |
|---|---|
  Pumahuaín Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,008 m (16,430 ft) |
| Coordinates | 9°50′26″S 77°16′51″W / 9.84056°S 77.28083°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash, Recuay Province, Catac District |
| Parent range | Cordillera Blanca |
Sources edit
- ^ a b Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
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