Huayruro Punco

Huayruro Punco (possibly from Quechua wayruru cockspur coral tree, punku servant; door, entrance, p'unqu pond, reservoir, tank; dam,[2] Aymara wayruru red and black seeds of a plant (Abrus precatorius, Ormosia coccinea and Ormosia minor); also meaning something very beautiful,[3] punqu door, pünqu (ü stand for a long u) a heap of little stones,[4][5]) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,550 metres (18,209 ft) high.[6] It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District.[7] Huayruro Punco lies southeast of Callangate, southwest of Chumpe and north of Cóndor Tuco and Comercocha, between the Chillcamayu which originates near Huayruro Punco and the lake named Sibinacocha.

Huayruro Punco
Huayruro Punco
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,550 m (18,210 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°47′31″S 71°06′55″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

See also

References
  1. John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers, p. 116
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  3. "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2015. (see: Pepa)
  4. "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2015. (see: Pepa)
  5. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  6. lib.utexas.edu Map of the area showing "Nevado Huayruro Punco"
  7. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)


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