Pumahuacanca or Pumahuaganga (possibly from Quechua: puma cougar, puma, waqay to cry, -nqa a suffix,[2] "the cougar will cry") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaraz Province, Olleros District. Pumahuacanca lies southwest of Uruashraju and southeast of Shacsha.[1]

Pumahuacanca
Pumahuacanca is located in Peru
Pumahuacanca
Pumahuacanca
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°36′29″S 77°20′48″W / 9.60806°S 77.34667°W / -9.60806; -77.34667
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Pumahuacanca (Pumahuaganga) is also the name of an intermittent stream which originates near the mountain. It flows to the south.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaraz 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.