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Puma Puñunan

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Mountain in Peru
Puma Puñunan
Puma Puñunan is located in PeruPuma PuñunanPuma PuñunanPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)
Coordinates9°47′54″S 77°32′02″W / 9.79833°S 77.53389°W / -9.79833; -77.53389
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Negra

Puma Puñuna (Quechua puma cougar, puñuna bed, "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.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Aija Province (Ancash Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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