Cuyoc (mountain)

Cuyoc
Cuyoc

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,550 m (18,210 ft)[1]
Listing List of mountains in Peru
Coordinates 10°23′09″S 76°52′31″W / 10.38583°S 76.87528°W / -10.38583; -76.87528Coordinates: 10°23′09″S 76°52′31″W / 10.38583°S 76.87528°W / -10.38583; -76.87528
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Huayhuash

Cuyoc or Phuyuq (Quechua phuyu cloud, -q a suffix,[2] "the cloudy one", hispanicized spelling Puyoc), also known as Kuyuq (kuyuy to move,[2] "the one that moves", hispanicized spelling Cuyoc), is a mountain in the south of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,550 metres (18,209 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District.[3] Phuyuq lies north of Pumarinri.

References

  1. "Nevado Puyoc". IGN, Peru. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of the Cajatabo Province (Lima Region)]


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