Puma Wachana
| Puma Wachana | |
|---|---|
  Puma Wachana Location within Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 14°40′43″S 69°43′48″W / 14.67861°S 69.73000°WCoordinates: 14°40′43″S 69°43′48″W / 14.67861°S 69.73000°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru |
| Parent range | Andes |
Puma Wachana (Quechua puma cougar, puma, wacha birth, to give birth,[2][3] -na a suffix, "where the cougar is born", Hispanicized spelling Puma Huachana) is a mountain in Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Putina Province, in the west of the Ananea District.[1]
References
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)
- ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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