Hatun Ñañu Punta

Hatun Ñañu Punta
Hatun Ñañu Punta

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,812 m (19,068 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°45′07″S 71°02′14″W / 13.75194°S 71.03722°W / -13.75194; -71.03722Coordinates: 13°45′07″S 71°02′14″W / 13.75194°S 71.03722°W / -13.75194; -71.03722
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range

Hatun Ñañu Punta (Quechua hatun (in Bolivia always jatun) big, ñañu thin (cylindrical objects), slim, punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of,[2][3][4][5] hispanicized spellings Jatunñano Punta, Jatunñaño Punta) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,812 metres (19,068 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District.[6] Hatun Ñañu Punta lies north of the lake Siwinaqucha.

See also

References

  1. ↑ John Biggar, Los Andes - Una Guia Para Escaladores, p. 120 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ babylon.com
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  5. ↑ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash
  6. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)


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