Kimsa Ukru Punta

Kimsa Ukru Punta
Kimsa Ukru Punta

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°41′57″S 76°30′03″W / 9.69917°S 76.50083°W / -9.69917; -76.50083Coordinates: 9°41′57″S 76°30′03″W / 9.69917°S 76.50083°W / -9.69917; -76.50083
Geography
Location Huánuco Region
Parent range Andes

Kimsa Ukru Punta (Quechua kimsa three, ukru hole, pit, hollow, punta peak; ridge,[2][3][4] "three hollows peak", also spelled Quinsaucro Punta) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Yarowilca Province, Aparicio Pomares District.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Huánuco 1651, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Washington DC
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Ana Arias Torre, Toponimia de Ticapampa, in: Letras, Departamento Académico de Humanidades, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Letras, Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas, p. 191
  4. ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  5. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Dos de Mayo Province (Huánuco Region)


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