Rocotopunta
For the mountain in the Recuay Province, Ancash Region, Peru, see Rocotopunta (Recuay).
| Rocotopunta | |
|---|---|
  Rocotopunta Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 9°02′17″S 77°41′07″W / 9.03806°S 77.68528°WCoordinates: 9°02′17″S 77°41′07″W / 9.03806°S 77.68528°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Blanca |
Rocotopunta[2][1] (Quechua rukutu, ruqutu a plant (Capsicum pubescens), punta peak; ridge)[3][4][5][6] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,400 m (17,717 ft).[2] It is located in the Ancash Region, Huaylas Province, Caraz District, and in the Yungay Province, Yungay District.[1] Rocotopunta lies west of Huandoy.[1][2]
Sources
- 1 2 3 4 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yungay Province (Ancash Region)
- 1 2 3 Peru 1:100 000, Carhuás (19-h). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) (five-vowel-system)
- ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
- ↑ Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua
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