Jatun Punta

Jatun Punta
Jatun Punta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°45′08″S 71°11′14″W / 13.75222°S 71.18722°W / -13.75222; -71.18722Coordinates: 13°45′08″S 71°11′14″W / 13.75222°S 71.18722°W / -13.75222; -71.18722 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Jatun Punta (possibly from Quechua hatun (in Bolivia jatun) big, punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of,[3][4][5]) is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Jatun Punta lies southwest of Callangate and west Puca Punta.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ "Nevado Mullucocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  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


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