Puma Ranra (Lima)

This article is about the mountain in the Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Puma Ranra (disambiguation).
Puma Ranra
Puma Ranra

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°26′58″S 75°44′35″W / 12.44944°S 75.74306°W / -12.44944; -75.74306Coordinates: 12°26′58″S 75°44′35″W / 12.44944°S 75.74306°W / -12.44944; -75.74306
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Puma Ranra (Quechua puma cougar, puma, ranra stony, stony place,[2] also spelled Pumarangra) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). It is situated in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, in the districts of Huantan and Laraos.[1]

References

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