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]

Puchkayuq Punta
Puchkayuq Punta is located in Peru
Puchkayuq Punta
Puchkayuq Punta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°05′59″S 77°39′18″W / 9.09972°S 77.65500°W / -9.09972; -77.65500
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

References

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