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Mountain in Peru
Kushuru Punta
Kushuru Punta is located in PeruKushuru PuntaKushuru PuntaPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)
Coordinates10°15′54″S 77°16′30″W / 10.26500°S 77.27500°W / -10.26500; -77.27500
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes

Kushuru Punta (Ancash Quechua kushuru an edible kind of seaweed, punta peak; ridge, "kushuru peak (or ridge)", also spelled Cushuropunta) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Cajacay District and in the Ocros Province, Cajamarquilla District. The small lake northwest of the mountain is named Kushuruqucha ("kushuru lake", erroneously spelled Cashurococha).

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Ocros Province (Ancash Region)
  2. Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
  3. David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
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