Willu Punchu

Willu Punchu
Willu Punchu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,100 m (16,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°12′34″S 70°49′14″W / 14.20944°S 70.82056°W / -14.20944; -70.82056Coordinates: 14°12′34″S 70°49′14″W / 14.20944°S 70.82056°W / -14.20944; -70.82056
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

Willu Punchu (Aymara willu (edible) cane of maize, punchu poncho,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Huillopuncho) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It lies in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District. It is situated south of Surapata and southeast of Sampu.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teodoro Marka M., Curso Basico de Lengua Aymara, Nociones Basicas de Lengua Aymara


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