Puma Puñunan

Puma Puñunan
Puma Puñunan

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°47′54″S 77°32′02″W / 9.79833°S 77.53389°W / -9.79833; -77.53389Coordinates: 9°47′54″S 77°32′02″W / 9.79833°S 77.53389°W / -9.79833; -77.53389
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Negra

Puma Puñuna (Quechua puma cougar, puñuna bed,[2] "cougar bed", -n a suffix, also spelled Pumapununan) is a mountain in the Cordillera Negra in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It lies in the Ancash Region, Aija Province, Aija District, southwest of Wank'ap'iti.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Aija Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)



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