Rocotopunta (Recuay)

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Rocotopunta[1][2] (Quechua rukutu, a plant (Capsicum pubescens) and Spanish punta, a peak or ridge)[3][4][5][6] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 m (14,436 ft) high.[2] It is located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Ticapampa District, northeast of Lake Querococha. Rocotopunta lies between Yanamarey Creek to the north and Conde Creek to the south.[2]

Rocotopunta
Lake Querococha and Rocotopunta (on the right)
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates9°42′20″S 77°18′27″W / 9.70556°S 77.30750°W / -9.70556; -77.30750
Geography
Rocotopunta is located in Peru
Rocotopunta
Rocotopunta
Peru
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ a b c Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005. (five-vowel-system)
  5. ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  6. ^ Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua