Pumasillo
| Pumasillo | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Pumasillo | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,991 m (19,656 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 13°14′57″S 72°49′09″W / 13.24917°S 72.81917°WCoordinates: 13°14′57″S 72°49′09″W / 13.24917°S 72.81917°W |
| Naming | |
| Translation | Puma claw (Quechua) |
| Geography | |
  Pumasillo Peru | |
| Location | Cusco, Peru |
| Parent range | Andes, Vilcabamba |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1-1957 via W. ridge.[2] |
Pumasillo (possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, sillu claw, "puma claw") is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,991 m (19,656 ft) high. Pumasillo or Sacsarayoc also refers to the whole massif. It includes the peaks Pumasillo, Sacsarayoc and Lasunayoc. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province.
References
- ↑ allthemountains.com Map of the Vilcabamba mountain range around Pumasillo
- ↑ Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
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