Pumapampa

This article is about the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pomabamba.
Pumapampa
Ratakinwa

Aerial view of the Cordillera Blanca as seen from the south-east with Perlilla (bottom right) and Pumapampa (above it)
Highest point
Elevation 5,300 m (17,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°17′33″S 77°22′16″W / 9.29250°S 77.37111°W / -9.29250; -77.37111Coordinates: 9°17′33″S 77°22′16″W / 9.29250°S 77.37111°W / -9.29250; -77.37111
Geography
Pumapampa

Peru

Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca

Pumapampa (Quechua puma cougar, puma, pampa a large plain,[2] "cougar plain", hispanicized spelling Pomabamba) or Ratakinwa (Rataquenua)[3] is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District, and in the Carhuaz Province, Marcará District. Pumapampa lies between Qupa in the west and Perlilla in the east, southwest of the lakes Yanaqucha, Paqarisha (Pagarisha) and Lawriqucha.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Asunción Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ huaraz.com Map of the area


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