Punkuyuq

Punkuyuq
Punkuyuq

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates 13°05′35″S 72°16′25″W / 13.09306°S 72.27361°W / -13.09306; -72.27361Coordinates: 13°05′35″S 72°16′25″W / 13.09306°S 72.27361°W / -13.09306; -72.27361
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes

Punkuyuq (Quechua punku door, -yuq a suffix,[2][3] "the one with a door", hispanicized spelling Puncuyoc) is a mountain north of the Urupampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 m (14,400 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Ocobamba District. Punkuyuq lies northeast of Llawlliyuq.

References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe Map of the Urubamba Province
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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