Jatunñaño Punta

Jatunñaño Punta
Jatunñaño Punta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,812 m (19,068 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°45′07″S 71°02′14″W / 13.75194°S 71.03722°W / -13.75194; -71.03722Coordinates: 13°45′07″S 71°02′14″W / 13.75194°S 71.03722°W / -13.75194; -71.03722 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Jatunñaño Punta or Jatunñano Punta (possibly from Quechua hatun (in Bolivia always jatun) big, ñañu thin (cylindrical objects), slim, punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of,[2][3][4][5]) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,812 metres (19,068 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District.[6] Jatunñaño Punta lies north of the lake Sibinacocha.

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References

  1. ↑ John Biggar, Los Andes - Una Guia Para Escaladores, p. 120 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ babylon.com
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  5. ↑ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash
  6. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)


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