Jatunñaño Punta

Jatunñaño Punta
Jatunñaño Punta is located in Peru
Jatunñaño Punta
Jatunñaño Punta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,812 m (19,068 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°45′07″S 71°02′14″W / 13.75194°S 71.03722°W / -13.75194; -71.03722
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Vilcanota

Jatunñaño Punta or Jatunñano Punta (possibly from Quechua hatun (in Bolivia always jatun) big, ñañu thin (cylindrical objects), slim, punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of,[2][3][4][5]) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,812 metres (19,068 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District.[6] Jatunñaño Punta lies north of the lake Sibinacocha.

See also

References

  1. ^ John Biggar, Los Andes - Una Guia Para Escaladores, p. 120 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "babylon.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  5. ^ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash
  6. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)


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