Pumahuaín (Recuay)

This article is about the mountain in the Recuay Province, Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puma Wayin.
Pumahuaín
Pumahuaín

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,008 m (16,430 ft)
Coordinates 9°50′26″S 77°16′51″W / 9.84056°S 77.28083°W / -9.84056; -77.28083Coordinates: 9°50′26″S 77°16′51″W / 9.84056°S 77.28083°W / -9.84056; -77.28083
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash, Recuay Province, Catac District
Parent range Cordillera Blanca

Pumahuaín[1][2] (possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, Ancash Quechua wayi house,[3][4] "cougar house", -n a suffix) is a 5,008 m (16,430 ft) high[1] mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District.[2] Puma Wayin lies southwest of Mururahu and Kunkush and northwest of Pukarahu.[2]

Sources

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish


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