Santun

Santun
Santun

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft)
Coordinates 9°54′04″S 77°13′15″W / 9.90111°S 77.22083°W / -9.90111; -77.22083Coordinates: 9°54′04″S 77°13′15″W / 9.90111°S 77.22083°W / -9.90111; -77.22083
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Parent range Cordillera Blanca

Santun (Quechua for Puya raimondii,[1] also spelled Santon, Santón) is a mountain in the southern Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Catac District.[2] It is situated northeast of Qiwllarahu and north of Challwa. Santun lies south of the Pumapampa (Pachaqutu) River, a right affluent of the Santa River.

Sources

  1. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua_Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Bolognesi Province (Ancash Region)


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