Puywan

For the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru, see Puywan (Ancash).
Puywan
Puywan

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°51′21″S 75°2′40″W / 11.85583°S 75.04444°W / -11.85583; -75.04444Coordinates: 11°51′21″S 75°2′40″W / 11.85583°S 75.04444°W / -11.85583; -75.04444
Geography
Location Peru, Junín Region
Parent range Andes, Waytapallana

Puywan (Quechua for heart of an animal,[2] hispanicized spelling Puihuan) is a mountain in the northern sector of the Waytapallana mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Huancayo Province, Pariahuanca District, and in the Concepción Province, Comas District. Puywan lies southeast of T'illu and northeast of Ch'uspi.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huancayo Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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