Puywanqucha
| Puywanqucha | |
|---|---|
  Puywanqucha Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 10°28′11″S 76°43′15″W / 10.46972°S 76.72083°WCoordinates: 10°28′11″S 76°43′15″W / 10.46972°S 76.72083°W [2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Pasco Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Rawra |
Puywanqucha (Quechua puywan heart of an animal, qucha lake,[3] "heart lake", hispanicized spellings Puyhuanccocha, Puyhuancocha) is a mountain at a little lake of that name in the Rawra mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Cauri District, and in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Yanahuanca District. Its summit reaches about 5,200 m (17,060 ft) above sea level.[1]
The lake named Puywanqucha lies at the northwestern slope of the mountain at 10°27′22″S 76°44′10″W / 10.45611°S 76.73611°W.[4] It is situated south of T'inkiqucha.
References
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)
- ↑ "Cerro Puyhuanccocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ "Laguna Puyhuancocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
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