| Pumahuaín | |
|---|---|
  PumahuaínPeru
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,008 m (16,430 ft) |
| Coordinates | 9°50′26″S 77°16′51″W / 9.84056°S 77.28083°W / -9.84056; -77.28083 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Ancash, Recuay Province, Catac District |
| Parent range | Cordillera Blanca |
Pumahuaín (possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, Ancash Quechua wayi house, "cougar house", -n a suffix) is a 5,008-metre-high (16,430 ft) mountain in the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District. Puma Wayin lies southwest of Mururahu and Kunkush and northwest of Pukarahu.
Sources
- ^ Peru 1:100 000, Recuay (20-i). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Recuay Province (Ancash Region)
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish
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